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佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 5.40

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[49] Case: Sansheng asked Xuefeng, "I wonder, what does the golden fish that has penetrated the net take for food?" (Indisputably free and unhindered in all directions. This question is born too high. You should only know it yourself; why bother asking further?)
Feng said, "Wait until you emerge from the net, then I will tell you." (How much prestige does this reduce from someone? An adept lineage master is naturally at ease.)
Sheng said, "A kalyāṇamitra of fifteen hundred people, yet you do not even recognize a turning phrase!" (A swift clap of thunder and lightning, enough to startle the herd. Let him jump and leap as he pleases.)
Feng said, "This old monk's administrative duties as abbot are manifold." (It is not a matter of victory and defeat. Letting go of a move. These words are the most poisonous.)

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