虛堂和尚語錄 9.13

9.13

Ascending the hall to express gratitude to the supervisor of the harvest: "The grain has ripened; in the world, good affairs are heard by all. Once the sickle is raised, the bottomless alms-bowl stores empty space. The distinctions of past and present penetrate feeling; at the tip of the staff, the road is alive. Tell me, who is the host who enables travelers to be filled with virtue?" Striking the staff, [he said]: "Living east of the sea gate, the Fusang tree is shone upon first."