汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.159

2.159

Yaoshan asked a monk, "How old are you?"
He said, "Seventy-two."
[Yaoshan] said, "Is it the age of seventy-two?"
The monk said, "Yes."
Yaoshan struck him immediately.
A monk brought these words and asked Caoshan, "What was the meaning of this?"
Caoshan said, "The first arrow was still tolerable; the second arrow shot the person deeply."
The monk asked, "How does one avoid the staff?"
Caoshan said, "When the king's decree is enacted, the feudal lords make way on the road."