虛堂和尚語錄 2.12

2.12

That evening at the informal gathering, the Master said: "Most often people divine wildly and recklessly in the shadow of the yarrow stalks. Tonight, I have slashed open the hexagram figures for you all. Please come forward leisurely and deliberate." The questions and answers concluded, and the Master then said: "The guest is the master's physiognomist. Before arriving at Baolin, that was one thing; once having arrived at Baolin, this mountain monk's tricks cannot escape everyone poking their heads out and taking a peek. Fortunately, in the hall there are one or two who seem vaguely like old acquaintances, pointing out the wind chimes of the circumambulation pagoda ringing in confusion, scolding Master Liang Bao for his many words and excessive chatter. Then host and guest are seen in harmony, with neither having doubts about the other. Although it is like this, tell me, what Dharma is being spoken in Maitreya's palace today?" He struck with the staff: "Though the steel blade is sharp, it does not execute the innocent."