宗鏡錄 79.26

79.26

問。世人多執有情動作有識。無情不動作無識。且如葵藿向日而轉。芭蕉聞雷而生。橘得屍而敷榮。鐵因石而移動。又如麴發酒醋。火爇山林。此等皆是無情。云何動作。

Question: People of the world mostly cling to the idea that sentient beings have movement and activity because they possess consciousness, while insentient beings do not move or act because they lack consciousness. Yet, for instance, mallows and sunflowers turn toward the sun; plantains sprout upon hearing thunder; orange trees flourish and bloom when receiving corpses; iron moves because of the lodestone; and also, yeast ferments wine and vinegar; fire scorches mountains and forests—these are all insentient, so why do they move and act?