大慧普覺禪師語錄 5.12

5.12

Arriving at Qixia, [the Master] was invited to ascend the hall: "Just now I received the Abbot Dharma Uncle Chan Master's citation of the case of Linji visiting Longguang. The guest follows the host's discretion—how would I dare not comply with the strict command? I will briefly supply a footnote for all of you. Longguang sat squarely; although without words, his voice was like thunder. Linji said, 'This old fellow suffers defeat today.' The Abbot Dharma Uncle Chan Master said, 'Where was his defeat?' Miaoxi says: 'The road is long, the night is deep; do not hold a torch. Let everyone blow it out and walk in the dark.'"