[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 1.152 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.152 虛堂和尚語錄 1.152 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.152) 上堂，舉：「巖頭示眾：『大凡唱教須從無欲中流出三句，只是理論咬去咬住，欲去不去欲住不住，或時一向不去，或時一向不住。』應庵拈云：『從上老漢，須得箇些子說話。』」師云：「巖頭若行一丈，應庵只行八尺，嚴頭若行一尺，應庵只行二寸。何故？從來把本修行，不敢棄嫌因果。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Yantou instructed the assembly: 'Generally speaking, to proclaim the teaching, three phrases must flow forth from freedom from desire. It is merely a matter of biting off and biting hold in theory—wishing to go yet not going, wishing to stay yet not staying; or at times completely not going, or at times completely not staying.' Ying'an commented: 'An old fellow from the line of ancestors must have a bit of talk.'" > The master said, "If Yantou walks ten feet, Ying'an only walks eight feet; if Yantou walks one foot, Ying'an only walks two inches. Why? From the start he has practiced relying on the root, not daring to discard or despise cause and effect." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.151) - [Next: 1.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.153) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.1.152) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.152) · Pramāṇa