如淨和尚語錄 1.41

1.41

Ascending the hall on the Winter Solstice: "Yesterday a thread shorter; today a thread longer. Passing through the needle's eye, measured by feet and inches. Short and long abruptly severed; skillfully embroidering mandarin ducks." Raising his whisk, he said, "Look! Do you still see? Self-perception, person-perception, sentient-being-perception, life-span-perception. Bah! None of them are seen; the most intimate see. Brand-new congratulations, a thousand changes and ten thousand transformations."