虛堂和尚語錄 2.14

English (machine translation) 2.14

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2.14

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: "National Teacher Yan addressed the assembly, saying: 'Under the gate of Gushan, coughing is not permitted.' At that time a monk coughed once. Gushan said, 'What was that?' The monk said, 'I have caught a cold.' Gushan said, 'Catching a cold is all right.'"
The Master said: "Right though it is, setting up a target invites arrows. If it were always like this, the Way would be cut off and people desolate."

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