宏智禪師廣錄 3.77

3.77

[The Master] cited: The director of Yunyan returned from an excursion to the stone chamber. Yunyan said, "You went and entered into the stone chamber to see; why did you then just return?" The director had no reply. Dongshan spoke in his place: "Someone has already occupied that place." Yunyan said, "Why did you go again?" Dongshan said, "One cannot break off human feelings." The Master said, "Lowering the head, you lose the needle; opening the eyes, you pick up the thread. The thread has no end and cannot be passed through; the needle has no eye and is hard to thread. Arriving here, to mend the bowstring with phoenix glue, it had to take Dongshan."