明覺禪師語錄 2.94

2.94

He cited: "When Yunmen and Changqing were at Xuefeng, they brought up that Shigong, whenever he saw a monk, would say: 'Watch the arrow!' When Sanping arrived, he pulled open his chest. Shigong said: 'For thirty years, one bow and two arrows, yet I have only shot half a sage.' Yunmen asked Changqing: 'What should be said to avoid being called half a sage by Shigong?' Changqing said: 'If you do not bargain the price, how can you discern the real from the false?' Yunmen said: 'Only when entering the water does one know there is a tall man.'" The Master said: "For Shigong to break it first would not have been difficult, but what could be done about Sanping hitting the mark? Nevertheless, though the old elder wanted to bring Sanping to life, he still could not avoid drawing the bow and notching the arrow."