虛堂和尚語錄 3.25

3.25

He brought up [the case]: "Wuchu, the abbot, cited Wuzu's words: '"What is the intention of the Patriarch's coming from the West? The cypress tree in front of the courtyard." To understand it like this is not it at all. "What is the intention of the Patriarch's coming from the West? The cypress tree in front of the courtyard." Only when understood like this is it truly it.'" The master said: "Wuzu fell into the weeds for a moment back then, thinking to himself that the land was broad and people few. Little did he realize that today he would be seized by the throat by the old man of Cifeng, left without a place to draw breath. When Yuwang arrives here, the guest defers to the host's judgment; he can only let it pass. Why? One can manage human feelings, but one can also incur enmity."