圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.54

17.54

He cited: "When Xiujing was the karmadāna under Dongshan, one day during general labor, he struck the gavel and said, 'The upper hall hoes the earth; the lower hall carries firewood.' The head monk then asked, 'What is the Holy Monk doing?' Jing said, 'Not sitting upright in the middle of the hall, how could he attend to activities at both ends?'"
The Master critiqued this, saying, "Piercing a pearl with nine bends, Xiujing can be called a spiritual achievement; releasing jade intertwined in rings, this mountain monk provides yet another path. If someone asks, 'What is the Holy Monk doing?', I would only tell him, 'Broad and clear like a bright mirror illumining in the hall, / Without stirring form or sound, he responds to the myriad conditions.'"