法演禪師語錄 2.46

2.46

上堂云：「本末須歸宗，尊卑用其語，利劍擲虛空，大棒打老鼠。」

Ascending the hall, he said: / "Root and branch must return to the source; / Noble and base employ its words. / The sharp sword is thrown into empty space; / The great staff strikes the old rat."