鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.26

1.26

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the matter on the blade of a sword?"
The Master said, "Calamity! Calamity!"
The monk hesitated, and the Master struck him.
[A monk] asked, "Just as when the lay practitioner of the stone chamber treaded the pestle and forgot to move his feet, where did he go?"
The Master said, "Drowned in the deep spring."
The Master then said, "Whenever anyone comes, I do not fail him; I always recognize where he comes from. If he comes like this, it is just as if he were lost; if he does not come like this, he binds himself without a rope. At all times do not deliberate recklessly; whether you understand or do not understand, it is all completely wrong. I speak clearly like this; let everyone in the world criticize and dissect it as they will. You have been standing long. Take care."