二０七 食 谱
「你在寻找什么？」大师问那前来请益的学者。
「生命。」学者答道。
大师说：「如果你要生命，就得先死于文字。」
学者央求他进一步的解释。他说：「你已经陷入了困境、迷失了方向。因为你所渴望的是实质的生命，却心满意足地仰赖文字维生。要知道，菜单不能喂饱你，食谱也不能解你饥渴。」
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. “