二０七 食 譜
「你在尋找什麼？」大師問那前來請益的學者。
「生命。」學者答道。
大師說：「如果你要生命，就得先死於文字。」
學者央求他進一步的解釋。他說：「你已經陷入了困境、迷失了方向。因為你所渴望的是實質的生命，却心滿意足地仰賴文字維生。要知道，菜單不能餵飽你，食譜也不能解你饑渴。」
FORMULATIONS
“What is it you seek?” asked the Master of a scholar who came to him for guidance.
“Life.” was the reply.
Said the Master, “If you are to live, words must die.”
When asked later what he meant, he said. “You are lost and forlorn because you dwell
in a world of words. You feed on words you are satisfied with words when what you need
is substance. A menu wilt not satisfy your hunger. A formula will not slake your thirst. “