明覺禪師語錄 1.31

1.31

He brought up: "Changzi arrived at Shitou's place. Shitou asked: 'Where do you come from?' Zi said: 'From Lingnan.' Shitou said: 'Has the merit of the whole scene atop Dayu Ridge been completed yet?' Zi said: 'It has long been completed; it only lacks dotting the pupils.' Shitou said: 'Do you want the pupils dotted?' Zi said: 'Please do.' Shitou lowered one foot, and Zi bowed. Shitou said: 'What principle did you see that you bow?' Zi said: 'Like a flake of snow on a red furnace.' Shitou then rested." The Master commented: "For merit without eyes, what is there to dot? Upādhyāya Deshan arrived at Longtan and asked: 'I had long heard of Dragon Pool, but having arrived here, no pool is seen, nor does a dragon appear.' Longtan said: 'You have personally arrived at Dragon Pool.' Deshan then rested." The Master commented: "Taking an error and following through with it." He also said: "Big or small, Deshan!"