虛堂和尚語錄 3.55

3.55

謝兩班上堂：「龍得雲則靈，虎得風則威，叢林得人則綱目正、法令嚴，自然上下安其居。所以然者何也？」卓主丈：「歲寒知松柏之後凋。」

Ascending the hall, giving thanks to the two ranks: "When a dragon gets clouds, it becomes wondrous; when a tiger gets wind, it shows might; when a monastery gets the right people, the regulations are correct and the rules are strict, and naturally high and low dwell in peace. Why is this so?" He struck with his staff: "Only in the cold of the year does one know that the pine and cypress are the last to fade."