法演禪師語錄 1.85

1.85

Thanking the head monk, he ascended the hall and said, "Smashing open the pit of the flat peach, one can see its kernel; plucking off the whiskers of the black dragon, one can encounter its jewel. Even though it is like this, this is still not an adept. When the Yellow Emperor lost the dark pearl in the Red Waters, he sent Knowledge to seek it and could not find it; he sent Liwei to seek it and could not find it; he sent Qigou to seek it and could not find it; then he sent Wangxiang. Even if Wangxiang found it, that too is not an adept. How can it compare today with the assembly jointly employing an interpreter-official? Even though it is like this, one has only obtained half."