宏智禪師廣錄 1.42

1.42

Ascending the hall, [the Master] said, "Clouds gather in the vast sky, the wind and sun are mild; in the great peace, woodcutters and herdsmen sing together loudly. The patch-robed monk, with a full belly, has nothing else to do; intimately, before the loom of function, he works the jade shuttle. Therefore it is said: 'Upon the lapis lazuli palace, the jade maiden casts the shuttle; before the bright-moon hall, the stone figure claps its hands.' How can one practice so as to accord like this? In the dark draw out the crosswise bone; in the light sit on the tongue. Investigate!"