虛堂和尚語錄 6.120

6.120

He cited: "Upādhyāya Xitang Zang one day during general labor said, 'Cause and effect are clearly evident; what can be done about it?' At that time a monk came forward and pressed his hands against the ground. Xitang said, 'What are you doing?' The monk said, 'Save me, save me!' Xitang said, 'Great assembly, this monk still amounts to a little bit.' The monk flicked his sleeves and ran away. Xitang said, 'Worms within the lion's body eat the lion's own flesh.'"