明覺禪師語錄 4.50

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Or he would say: "Fire waits for the sun to be hot; wind waits for the moon to be cool. The phrases of the Northern Dipper and the Southern Stars do not require you to speak them; leave them for later people to evaluate." Speaking on their behalf, he said: "Once a word has been uttered, a team of four horses cannot overtake it."