虛堂和尚語錄 8.115

8.115

Taking leave of the assembly to go to Mount Jing, he ascended the hall: "Twisting juice out of a steelyard weight, making a stone man sweat from a shout; adapting to circumstances according to the moment, knowing shame in accordance with one's lot—carried by the season, pushed up to the peak of the Five Summits. Even so, sharing a crossing in a solitary boat still stems from past causes; having spent two summers and one winter together, how could there be no emotional ties?" He struck the staff: "Only where there is a path to climb can an even loftier person tread." End of the Later Record of Jingci.