楊岐方會和尚後錄 1.28

1.28

Ascending the hall, he said: “When old man Śākya was first born, he walked seven paces in each direction, looked around in the four quarters, pointed one hand to heaven, and pointed one hand to earth. Patched-robed monks nowadays all imitate this pattern and readily say: ‘Above heaven and below heaven, I alone am venerable.’ Yungai does not begrudge his life and will also set a pattern for everyone.” After a long pause, he said: “When the yang qi arises, there is no hard ground.”