圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.7

18.7

He brought up [the following case]: "A monk asked Shimen: 'How is it when the year is depleted and the months come to an end?' Shimen said: 'Old Wang of the eastern village burns spirit money at night.'" The Master commented: "This may indeed be called miraculous function of spiritual penetrations." "The monk further asked Venerable Xian of Kaixian: 'How is it when the year is depleted and the months come to an end?' Xian said: 'Just as before, the first month of spring is still cold.'" The Master commented: "His ground is certainly steady and dense. If someone suddenly asked Daolin: 'How is it when the year is depleted and the months come to an end?' I would only say to him: 'A windmill spinning on the fixed point of the balance beam.'"