宏智禪師廣錄 3.25

3.25

[The Master] cited Guishan asking Yangshan: "I have not seen you come up for the entire summer; what were you busy with down below?" Yang said, "I hoed a patch of slash-and-burn field and sowed a basket of seeds." Gui said, "Ji, you have not spent this summer in vain." Yang said, "What did the Master do this summer?" Gui said, "One meal at midday, one sleep after nightfall." Yang said, "The Master has also not spent this summer in vain." Having spoken, he stuck out his tongue. Gui said, "Ji, why must you injure your own life?" The Master said, "In youth one should strive; in old age one ought to rest the mind. This whole summer was not spent in vain. Why did Yangshan stick out his tongue after speaking? If you can inspect and discern it: disaster does not enter the gate of a prudent family."