虛堂和尚語錄 1.79

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1.79

Inviting the superintendent of harvests [to take office], he ascended the hall: "In the field of the unconditioned, there is sowing and there is harvesting; when the season arrives, it ripens naturally. When patch-robed monks open their mouths, they cannot do without him for a single moment. If one is not an authentic person, it is difficult to cut off leakage. Now, which one is an authentic person?" Striking his staff: "You, sir!"

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虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese