圓悟佛果禪師語錄 7.37
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7.37
He cited: "When Head Monk Gao took his place as monk, he ascended the hall and said: 'Before the falcon has left the nest, it already has the ambition to graze the heavens. Before the tiger cub has stopped nursing, it already has the spirit to devour an ox. How much more so when its wings have formed! How much more so when its claws and teeth are fully prepared! Rousing itself, it startles the pack, and fresh breezes arise on all eight sides. A spine as hard as iron, a white staff that overturns heaven and earth—together we establish the Dharma banner and reveal the patch-robed monk's nostrils.'"
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