虛堂和尚語錄 2.18

2.18

謝頭首秉拂上堂：「以檀拜將，為求活國之英，以拂授人，要見枯心之士。雲黃峯下，象龍所歸，虛堂薄處先穿，引得證龜作鼈。」

Ascending the hall to thank the head seat for taking up the whisk: "Appointing a general on the altar is to seek a hero who can revive the state; handing over the whisk to someone is to see a person of withered mind. Beneath Cloud-Yellow Peak, where elephants and dragons return, Xutang has worn through first where it is thinnest, leading people to take a turtle for a softshell."