虛堂和尚語錄 1.164

1.164

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Guishan asked Yangshan, 'Sentient beings of the great earth have busy karmic consciousness, with no root to rely on. How do you know whether they have it or not?' Yangshan said, 'I have a way to test it.' At that time a monk passed in front of them; Yangshan called out, 'Ācārya!' The monk turned his head. Yangshan said, 'This is busy karmic consciousness, with no root to rely on.'"
The master said, "Yangshan had the mirror to know people, only his application was excessive. This mountain monk is not so: if he turns his head, I bow with hands clasped; split into halves and torn into three, grasping the lapel reveals the elbows."