如淨和尚語錄 1.104

1.104

Ascending the hall on setting out on an alms-begging round, [the Master said]: "Assembly! Carrying the pole along with oneself, playing the fool wherever one goes. Old Man Śākya blooms with poisonous flowers; Master Bodhidharma is Wang the Second. Blowing flutes and beating drums, jostling the ranks and seizing the market. The myriad forms and phenomena nod in smiles." Drawing a circle, he said: "All of it is within one's own arena. But tell me, right now in this final scene, how do we cheer? Do you fully understand? / Loosening the pendant, offering incense on the downriver boat; / With woven pattern, dipping the oars to greet the New Year."