萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 3.44

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The Master said: Fishing for a dragon with a straight hook is already blunt; keeping the lacquer bucket three inches away from the hook was already monopolized by the Boatman and Jiashan. This does not mean people of today have no share, but for the most part they covet the bait and swallow the hook. Look: that Zhaozhou does not snap the fishing pole, nor does he overturn the boat. Sitting leisurely on the stone bridge, passing the time beside the wooden plank, those who come ashore fall naturally to hand. In the original record, there was a monk who was awakened by this. Truly it can be said: 'Let the line on the pole be manipulated by you; without troubling the clear waves, the meaning is distinct.' Zhaozhou, like Master Ren, attained his purpose beforehand; look further, Tiantong sounds the rattle afterward. The verse says: