法界圖記叢髓錄 1.76

1.76

The Daoshen zhang states: Ten days before Master Yan transferred his spirit, his disciples entered his quarters to pay their respects. The master asked the assembly, "In the sūtras it says that within a single dust mote the worlds of the ten directions are contained, and that immeasurable kalpas are identical to a single thought-moment. What do you take these words to mean?" The assembly addressed him, saying, "Because conditioned phenomena have no self-nature, small does not abide in small and large does not abide in large, short does not abide in short and long does not abide in long—is it because of this?" The master said, "It is so, it is so, and yet it is still raw and pale." They said, "What does that mean?" The master said, "You need not say so much; just speak of oneness!"