..续本文上一页he layman Su Dongpo was adept in Buddhist study. Although his skill in Chan concentration was immature, he felt himself to be quite accomplished. One day, feeling exuberant and possessed by a sudden inspiration, he penned a verse:
I pay my respects to the chief of gods,
Whose hairmark-light illumines the universe;
The Eight Winds blow me not, as I
Meditate on this purple-golden lotus.
He thought he”d already gained enlightenment, and he wanted this enlightenment certified by Chan Master Foyin (Buddha-seal). Thereupon, he sent his servant to Gold Mountain Monastery across the river from his home.
老禅师一看，在原纸上写上：「放屁！放屁！」四个字，交给来人(侍者)带回。苏东坡一看，无明火冒三丈高，大发雷霆，岂有此理！这是开悟的偈颂，怎说是放屁？于是过江来找佛印禅师算账。
The elderly Chan Master took one look at the verse the messenger handed him and wrote two words on the paper: "Fart! Fart!" and told the attendant to take the message back. Su Dongpo read the reply and blew up in a fit of anger. He thundered, "How dare you! This is my enlightenment testimonial; how dare you call it a fart!
" He promptly rowed across the river to settle accounts with Chan Master Foyin.
不料，来到金山寺的山门时，佛印禅师已在那里等待他的光临，就大笑地说：「好一位八风吹不动的苏大学士，竟被屁风吹过江来，欢迎！欢迎！」(因为他们二人是老道友，时常开玩笑)苏东坡满肚子的火，刚要爆炸，被老禅师一说，觉得有理，于是承认自己定力不够，乃向禅师顶礼谢罪。从此之后，不再说口头禅了。禅是行的，不是说的，能说不能行，是无有是处的。
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the gate of Gold Mountain, Chan Master Foyin was waiting for him, to say "Oh, welcome! Welcome to the Great Adept Su Dongpo, one who is unmoved by the Eight Winds, but who lets a couple of tiny farts blow him all the way across the river. Welcome!" The two were old friends and fellow cultivators, and they were in the habit of joking with each other. Su Dongpo”s volcanic anger, right on the verge of exploding, was cooled off completely by the truth of the Chan Master”s statement. All he could do was admit that his samadhi still lacked maturity and bow to Master Foyin. He apologized for making a scene, and thereafter he avoided bragging. Chan skill is proven by practice, not by prattle. If you can”t practice what you preach, it doesn”t count.
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