虛堂和尚語錄 1.58

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1.58

He again brought up: "Because a monk asked Xianglin, 'Who is the master of ten thousand acres of waste field?' Lin said, 'Look, look—the twelfth month is ending.'" The master said: "Although Xianglin could bring about peace while sitting, after all he did not understand the nature of things. Were someone to ask Bao'en, 'Who is the master of ten thousand acres of waste field?' I would run five hundred li in one breath without ever turning my head back. Why? At such a time, who dares take on so much land?"

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