大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.33

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3.33

Ascending the hall, he cited: "A monk asked Fengxue, 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' Fengxue said, 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'" The Master said: "For this yellow-faced man of Zhejiang to answer like this, he still could not be a descendant of Linji. If someone were to ask Jingshan today: 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' I would only say to him: 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'"

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