虛堂和尚語錄 1.58

1.58

復舉：「香林因僧問：『萬頃荒田，是誰為主？』林云：『看看臘月盡。』」師云：「香林雖能坐致太平，要且不通物義。有問報恩萬頃荒田是誰為主？一氣走五百里，更不回頭。何故？似者般時節，誰敢兜攬許多田地。」

He again brought up: "Because a monk asked Xianglin, 'Who is the master of ten thousand acres of waste field?' Lin said, 'Look, look—the twelfth month is ending.'" The master said: "Although Xianglin could bring about peace while sitting, after all he did not understand the nature of things. Were someone to ask Bao'en, 'Who is the master of ten thousand acres of waste field?' I would run five hundred li in one breath without ever turning my head back. Why? At such a time, who dares take on so much land?"