虛堂和尚語錄 2.117

2.117

冬至小參：「一氣順昇，百昌萌動，是時人知有；還知有不知有者，不被寒暑推遷，不逐四時消長，靜而善應，卓爾不群，若謂尺二眉毛頷下生，此又是見他未盡。山僧尋常口似磉盤，未嘗容易與人道破，爾若見得分曉，黑豆生芽，繡紋添線，也是尋常時節。且道今夜還來喫果子否？」卓主丈：「嚼飯餵嬰兒。」

At the informal gathering for the winter solstice: "The single breath harmoniously rises, and the hundred creations begin to sprout; at this time, people know it exists. But do you know the one who does not know it exists, who is not shifted by cold or heat, does not follow the waxing and waning of the four seasons, is quiet yet responds well, and stands out brilliantly above the crowd? If it is said that eyebrows one foot two inches long grow beneath his chin, this again is not yet having seen him completely. This mountain monk's mouth is usually like a pillar base, never easily breaking it open to people. If you see it clearly, black beans sprouting and embroidered patterns adding thread are also ordinary seasons. But tell me, will you still come tonight to eat fruit?" He struck with his staff: "Chewing rice to feed an infant."