一二七 方生方死
今天是一位弟子的生日。
「你想要什么做为生日礼物？」大师说。
「能促成我开悟的任何东西。」她说。
大师莞尔一笑：「想想看，我的孩子，当你诞生于世时，你好比穹苍的一颗星子翩然降临，还是如一片叶子由树梢萎落？」
弟子冥思终日这奇怪的问题。终于，她豁然开朗而明心见性了。
ORIGINS
It was the disciple’s birthday.
“What do you want for a birthday gift?” said the Master.
“Something that would bring me enlightenment,” she said.
The Master smiled. “Tell me, my dear.” he said, “when you were born, did you come
into the world like a star from the sky or out of it like a leaf from a tree?”
All day long she pondered that strange question of the Master. Then she suddenly saw
the answer and fell into Enlightenment.