大慧普覺禪師語錄 5.23

5.23

Ascending the hall, he cited: "As soon as Muzhou saw a monk, he said: 'The ready-made gong'an relieves you of thirty blows.' The monk said: 'I am as such.' Muzhou said: 'Why does the Vajra at the main gate raise his fist?' The monk said: 'Even the Vajra is as such.' Muzhou then struck him." The Master said: "Although the fluteless pipe met the felt clapper, producing five fully flowing tones and six harmonious pitches, when carefully examined, it inevitably draws the sneer of the bystander. Now tell me: who is the bystander?" After a long pause, he said: "You must not stir; stir, and I will break your donkey's back!"