虛堂和尚語錄 9.81

9.81

謝都寺、維那、藏主、知客、侍者，上堂：「挾紙衾、歷重任，慈明其責得人；罰饡飯、復游山，興化求賢大急。主賓相見，未舉先知，只如趙州繞禪床，又作麼生？」卓主丈：「莫笑國師門戶冷，老來無力為三呼。」

Thanking the prior, rector, keeper of the canon, guest master, and attendants, he ascended the hall: "Embracing a paper blanket and undertaking heavy responsibilities, Ciming found the right man for the duty; fined a meal and sent back to wander the mountains, Xinghua was in desperate haste to find worthy talent. When host and guest meet, they know before anything is raised; but what about Zhaozhou circling the meditation couch?" He struck with his staff: "Do not mock the National Teacher's household as cold and desolate; / in old age, he lacked the strength to call out thrice."