虛堂和尚語錄 8.5

8.5

Ascending the hall to thank the head of tree-planting, a monk asked: "The pine-planting practitioner borrowed a path through the Zhou family home and later became the Fifth Patriarch. What is the meaning of this?" The Master said: "A lantern climbs the wall up to Tiantai." The monk said: "Director You acted as the head of tree-planting for the two forests; what karmic reward does he obtain?" The Master said: "Telling you is not difficult either." The monk said: "If so, then the carp in the tree opens its mouth and laughs, and the stone turtle winks to become its neighbor." The Master said: "Do not indulge in delusions." The monk said: "If it is like this, what is the dead rush?" The Master said: "Why must you be given further admonitions?" The monk said: "I also want to plant a patch of trees, but no one has handed me the hoe yet." The Master said: "Why not just take it?" The monk said: "Thank you, Upādhyāya, for the hoe," and then bowed. The Master said: "Taking a little to be sufficient."