虛堂和尚語錄 3.69

3.69

Ascending the hall, he brought up: "Zhaozhou heard a śrāmaṇera shout upon entering for interview. Zhaozhou said, 'Attendant, teach him to leave.' The śrāmaṇera said 'Take care' and immediately departed. Zhaozhou said to a monk beside him, 'The śrāmaṇera managed to enter the gate, but the attendant is outside the gate.'" The Master said: "Forcing silkworms to spin cocoons is easy, but wanting a bull to give birth to a calf is rather difficult."