虛堂和尚語錄 3.77

3.77

Ascending the hall for opening the stove, he brought up: "An ancient worthy said: 'Today at Fachang the stove is opened; not a single itinerant monk is here, only eighteen eminent men, who keep their mouths shut, sit around the stove.'" The Master said: "Fachang knew how to make use of what he had, not relying on family wealth; does elegance depend on wearing many clothes? Today at Baiyan, opening the stove, there is no need to gather clay statues; secretly we are one step ahead of him. Why? The old adept with hair growing on his teeth sits beside the stove late at night, listening to the water."