虛堂和尚語錄 1.42

1.42

The master then said: "Yellow leaves cover the gate; the staff does not strike this dead fellow. Reed blossoms surround the knees; what livelihood does a blind donkey have? Generally, when one has not forgotten emotional attachment to the Dharma, the more one hides, the more it is revealed. Puhua amid the heaps of red dust, Panshan before the pork butcher's block—they gave play to the heroic dynamic of Vulture Peak and manifested the secret intent of Shaolin. Although this is so, this mountain monk ordinarily has never opened his mouth to say the word 'no' to anyone. Today, matters do not protect oneself; suppressing my majestic radiance, I universally invite everyone together to witness this Buddha-work in the marketplace." He struck with his staff: "Right is indeed right, but you should not have taken a step forward."