虛堂和尚語錄 2.80

2.80

He then said: "Before the reed ashes stir, the pitch-pipes already know; though darkness goes and light comes, there has never been shift or decay. Therefore, patch-robed monks conform to principle and conform to phenomena, letting the boat float downstream. Little do they know that in the land without yin and yang, brambles reach to the sky; while on the side with deeds and contracts, caltrops cover the earth—causing the fellows of spring growth and summer maturation to find it truly difficult to draw near. Erlin lets a move pass, bending accommodated to the present time."