虛堂和尚語錄 8.5

8.5

謝樹頭上堂，僧問：「栽松道者借路周氏之家，後來為第五祖，此意如何？」師云：「燈籠㳂壁上天台。」僧云：「友直歲為二林樹頭，獲何福報？」師云：「說向爾也不難。」僧云：「恁麼則樹上鯉魚開口笑，石龜眨眼便為隣。」師云：「莫妄想。」僧云：「若如是，著甚死急。」師云：「何必更丁寧？」僧云：「學人也要種一片樹，只是未有人分付钁子。」師云：「何不便領。」僧云：「謝和尚钁子。」便禮拜，師云：「得少為足。」

Ascending the hall to thank the head of tree-planting, a monk asked: "The pine-planting practitioner borrowed a path through the Zhou family home and later became the Fifth Patriarch. What is the meaning of this?" The Master said: "A lantern climbs the wall up to Tiantai." The monk said: "Director You acted as the head of tree-planting for the two forests; what karmic reward does he obtain?" The Master said: "Telling you is not difficult either." The monk said: "If so, then the carp in the tree opens its mouth and laughs, and the stone turtle winks to become its neighbor." The Master said: "Do not indulge in delusions." The monk said: "If it is like this, what is the dead rush?" The Master said: "Why must you be given further admonitions?" The monk said: "I also want to plant a patch of trees, but no one has handed me the hoe yet." The Master said: "Why not just take it?" The monk said: "Thank you, Upādhyāya, for the hoe," and then bowed. The Master said: "Taking a little to be sufficient."