虛堂和尚語錄 2.12

2.12

當晚小參，師云：「往往多是向蓍草影邊胡卜亂卜，今夜與諸人𠢐破卦文了也。請欵欵出來商量。」問答罷，師乃云：「客是主人相師，未到寶林則已，一到寶林，山僧伎倆不出諸人探頭一覷，賴得堂中有一箇半箇，髣髣髴髴地，是舊時相識，指出行道塔風鐸亂鳴，罵破梁寶公多口饒舌，便見主賓和氣，彼此無疑。然雖如是，且道慈氏宮中今日說甚麼法？」卓主丈：「鋼刀雖利，不斬無罪之人。」

That evening at the informal gathering, the Master said: "Most often people divine wildly and recklessly in the shadow of the yarrow stalks. Tonight, I have slashed open the hexagram figures for you all. Please come forward leisurely and deliberate." The questions and answers concluded, and the Master then said: "The guest is the master's physiognomist. Before arriving at Baolin, that was one thing; once having arrived at Baolin, this mountain monk's tricks cannot escape everyone poking their heads out and taking a peek. Fortunately, in the hall there are one or two who seem vaguely like old acquaintances, pointing out the wind chimes of the circumambulation pagoda ringing in confusion, scolding Master Liang Bao for his many words and excessive chatter. Then host and guest are seen in harmony, with neither having doubts about the other. Although it is like this, tell me, what Dharma is being spoken in Maitreya's palace today?" He struck with the staff: "Though the steel blade is sharp, it does not execute the innocent."