- A monk asked Xuansha, "I've just entered the monastic community. I beg you, Master, to give me guidance."
Xuansha said, "Do you hear the sound of Yanxi's flowing water?"
The monk said, "I hear it."
Xuansha said, "Enter from here." (僧問玄沙學人乍入叢林乞師指示沙云還聞偃溪水聲麼僧云聞沙云從這裏入)