虛堂和尚語錄 1.69

1.69

He further cited: "The Sixth Patriarch was asked by a monk, 'What kind of person attained the teaching of Huangmei?' The Patriarch said, 'A person who understands the Buddha Dharma attained it.' The monk said, 'Did you, Upādhyāya, attain it?' The Patriarch said, 'I did not attain it.' The monk said, 'Why did you not attain it?' The Patriarch said, 'I do not understand the Buddha Dharma.'" The Master said, "'High Mountains, Flowing Waters'—Ziqi was indeed good at listening to it. Even so, thirty years from now, there will be someone scolding Bao'en."