虛堂和尚語錄 2.113

2.113

Ascending the hall, he raised: "National Teacher Wuye of Fenyang instructed the assembly: 'If even a fine hair of sentiment regarding the sacred and the profane is not exhausted, one cannot avoid entering the womb of a donkey or the belly of a horse.' Baiyun also said, 'Even if a fine hair of sentiment regarding the sacred and the profane were suddenly exhausted, one still could not avoid entering the womb of a donkey or the belly of a horse.'" The Master said, "The two great elders fabricated a public scene out of mindlessness." He struck with his staff: "Recently, the king's orders have become rather strict."