大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.42

3.42

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: "Sansheng asked Xuefeng, 'What does the golden fish that has passed through the net take as food?' Xuefeng said, 'Wait until you come out of the net, and then I will tell you.' Sansheng said, 'A spiritual friend to fifteen hundred people, yet you do not even recognise a huatou!' Xuefeng said, 'This old monk's duties as abbot are manifold.'" The Master said, "Of the two venerable elders, one was as coarse as hill and mountain, one as fine as rice flour. Though coarse and fine were not the same, when weighed out, their heaviness and lightness matched precisely. Today Jingshan tells you all in all reality: by all means avoid boring tortoise-shells and knocking on tiles."