明覺禪師語錄 1.21

English (machine translation) 1.21

Language: English

1.21

Ascending the hall, he said: "Speaking of the gradual, it returns to the ordinary and accords with the Way; let all of you nod your heads. Discussing the sudden, it leaves not the slightest trace; why then should a patch-robed monk open his mouth?" The Master drew a line with his staff and said: "Above, there is no plan to pierce the heavens; below, there is no scheme to enter the earth. Thousands and tens of thousands in Caizhou—breaching [it] is only a matter of an instant."

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明覺禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese