雲門匡真禪師廣錄 3.185

3.185

When the Master arrived at Guanxi, a monk at that time cited Guanxi's words: "In the ten directions there are no walls, and on the four sides there are no doors; bare and naked, exposed and plain, there is nothing to grasp." The monk asked the Master, "What about this?" The Master said, "Saying it like that is easy, but it is extremely difficult to come out of." The monk said, "Does the elder monk not approve of the upādhyāya speaking like that?" The Master said, "Did you just quote it like that?" The monk said, "Yes." The Master said, "In the year of the donkey, have you even dreamed of Guanxi?" The monk said, "My question remains." The Master said, "I ask you: 'In the ten directions there are no walls, and on the four sides there are no doors; bare and naked, exposed and plain, there is nothing to grasp'—tell me, what business were the Great Brahmā King and Śakra discussing?" The monk said, "How could it concern other matters?" The Master shouted and said, "You fellow who just follows the herd eating food!"