圓悟佛果禪師語錄 7.35

7.35

Ascending the hall to thank the monastery prior, he cited: "One day Yaoshan said to Yunyan: 'Call the novice for me.' Yan said: 'Why is the Venerable Monk calling him?' Shan said: 'I have a broken-legged cooking pot; I want him to lift it up and carry it down.' Yan said: 'If so, then I will lend a hand together with the Venerable Monk.'" The Master said: "Knowing the tail when the head is spoken; understanding three when one is raised. This mountain monk has a little verse: / Step by step wider, / move by move higher. / Lifting the broken-legged pot, / dispensing the agada medicine. / A pinch of Mount Sumeru's earth, / half a ladle of the vast sea's water. / Heartily singing the songs of Ba, / passing the butcher shop with jaws chewing wide."