二一六 天 才
有位作家來到寺院，想寫一本關於大師的書。
「人們說你是個天才，是嗎？」他問。
「可以這麼說。」大師毫無愧色。
「什麼稟賦使你成為天才？」
「認識的能力。」
「認識什麼？」
「繭中之蝶，卵中之鷹，以及人人皆具佛性。」
GENIUS
A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master.
“People say you are a genius. Are you?” he asked.
“You might say so.” said the Master, none too modestly.
“And what makes one a genius?” “The ability to recognize.” “Recognize what?”
“The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being.”