大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.92

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One day, Duke Wang of Jing visited Chan Master Yuan of Mount Jiang. During their conversation, they evaluated ancient and modern times. Jiangshan said, “Your Excellency’s breath presses upon people; I fear that the exertion of researching for your writings has made your mind-energy unbalanced. Why not sit in meditation to embody this great matter?” The Duke followed his advice. One day he said to Jiangshan, “Sitting in meditation truly does not fail a person. For several years I wanted to compose ‘Eighteen Beats of the Nomad Flute’ without success, but during night meditation it was already completed.” Jiangshan laughed out loud with a ‘ha-ha!’