佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 7.42

7.42

[Xuedou's verse eulogy says:]
Youji's arrow shot the ape; (Directly in front, along this one road, who dares advance? Touching phenomena everywhere, he finds the wondrous. Before it is released, it has already hit the mark.) / Circling the tree, how exceedingly direct! (If one does not take responsibility for it, how could one dare act thus? North, south, east, and west, all belong to the one family style. It has already been covered up for a long time.) / Thousands upon thousands— (Like hemp and millet. A pack of wild fox spirits. What can they do about Nanquan?) / Who has ever hit the bullseye? (One or a half. Bring forward another one. Not even one can be put to use.) / Calling out to one another, "Let us return home!" (A troop of fellows playing with lumps of mud. It is better to return home. That is somewhat better.) / Cease ascending along the road of Caoxi. (A great toil of conceiving and calculating. These are not guests at the gate of Caoxi. Where it is low, leveling it leaves more than enough; where it is high, viewing it falls short.)