73The White Head and the Black Head
Introduction 垂示
夫說法者，無說無示；其聽法者，無聞無得。說既無說無示，爭如不說；聽既無聞無得，爭如不聽。而無說又無聽，却較些子。只如今諸人，聽山僧在這裏說，作麼生免得此過？具透關眼者，試舉看。
Whoever teaches the Dharma says nothing, shows nothing. Whoever listens hears nothing, gets nothing. If teaching says nothing and shows nothing, why not keep quiet? If listening hears nothing and gets nothing, why bother to listen? And yet "no teaching, no listening" at least gets you a little closer. So right now, all of you sitting here listening to me run my mouth: how do you dodge this trap? Anyone who has the eye that sees clean through, let's hear you take a crack at it.
僧問馬大師：「離四句，絕百非，請師直指某甲西來意。」馬師云：「我今日勞倦，不能為汝說，問取智藏去。」僧問智藏，藏云：「何不問和尚？」僧云：「和尚教來問。」藏云：「我今日頭痛，不能為汝說，問取海兄去。」僧問海兄，海云：「我到這裏却不會。」僧舉似馬大師，馬師云：「藏頭白，海頭黑。」
A monk asked Master Ma, "Drop the four propositions, cut off the hundred negations, and point straight at the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the West."
Mazu said, "I'm worn out today. I can't explain it for you. Go ask Zhizang."
The monk asked Zhizang. Zhizang said, "Why not ask the master?"
The monk said, "The master sent me to you."
Zhizang said, "I've got a headache today. I can't explain it for you. Go ask brother Hai."
The monk asked brother Hai. Hai said, "When I get this far, I don't understand it at all."
The monk reported all this back to Master Ma. Mazu said, "Zang's head is white, Hai's head is black."