虛堂和尚語錄 5.198

5.198

力難擡處為君言，神駿何勞更著鞭，一躍洞天三十六，
到時凡骨也成僊。

Where strength is hard to lift, I explain it for you:
Why should a divine steed need the whip applied?
With a single leap across the thirty-six grotto-heavens,
Upon arrival, even mortal bones turn immortal.