圓悟佛果禪師語錄 19.79

19.79

[Case] brought up: Fengxue ascended the seat in the government office of Yingzhou and instructed the assembly, saying: "The Patriarch's mind-seal is shaped like the dynamic of the iron ox: if it moves, the seal is held; if it stays, the seal is broken. Now, just like neither moving nor staying, tell me, is sealing correct, or is not sealing correct?" At that time, Senior Monk Lubi stepped forward and asked: "I have the dynamic of the iron ox; please, Master, do not apply the seal." Fengxue said: "Accustomed to angling for whales sinking in the great deep, / Instead I find a frog hopping, rolling in mud and sand." Lubi hesitated in thought; Fengxue immediately gave a shout and said: "Senior monk, why do you not advance a word?" Lubi deliberated; Fengxue struck him with his whisk and said: "Senior monk, do you still remember the phrase? Try to bring it up." Lubi was about to open his mouth when Fengxue struck him again with the whisk. The prefect said: "One should know that the Buddha Dharma and the king's law are alike." Fengxue said: "What principle do you see?" The prefect said: "When one should decide and does not decide, it invites chaos instead." Fengxue then descended from the seat.