萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 5.65

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示眾云。如人畫空下筆即錯。那堪起模作樣。堪作甚麼。○萬松已是露栓索。有條攀條。無條攀例。

Instruction to the assembly: It is like someone painting empty space—as soon as the brush touches down, it is wrong. How can one bear setting up molds and creating forms? What can it be used for? Wansong has already exposed the pegs and cords: where there is a branch, grab the branch; where there is no branch, cling to the precedent.