圓悟佛果禪師語錄 1.59

1.59

Ascending the hall, the Master said: "If touched, it does not reach—the entire canon of the great teachings is adding flowers onto brocade. If it reaches, it is not touched—the Patriarch coming from the West is the sounding of gold and the chiming of jade. Tell me: are the patriarchal intent and the doctrinal intent identical or different? The green pool and the clouds beyond are unrelated to each other." He stepped down from the seat.