虛堂和尚語錄 1.117

1.117

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Changzi saw a monk greeting him under the veranda. Zi said, 'Step by step is your place of realization; do you know it?' The monk said, 'I do not know.' Zi said, 'Fortunately you do not know; if you knew, what would I be good for?' The monk then bowed." The Master said, "Changzi let down a fishing line with a short rope, not reaching the deep spring. This monk was exceedingly sly; he deserved a slap across both cheeks. From the standpoint of an adept, Fenglin would scold him."