禪林寶訓 3.13

3.13

雪堂曰。靈源好比類衲子曰。古人有言。譬為土木偶人相似為木偶人。耳鼻先欲大。口目先欲小。人或非之。耳鼻大可以小。口目小可以大。為土偶人。耳鼻先欲小。口目先欲大。人或非之。耳鼻小可以大。口目大可以小。夫此言雖小可以喻大矣。學者臨事取捨。不厭三思。可以為忠厚之人也（記聞）。

Xuetang said: "Lingyuan liked to make analogies for patch-robed monks, saying: 'The ancients had a saying: "It is like carving clay or wooden puppets. In making a wooden puppet, the ears and nose should first be large, and the mouth and eyes should first be small. If someone criticizes them, the large ears and nose can be made smaller, and the small mouth and eyes can be made larger. In making a clay puppet, the ears and nose should first be small, and the mouth and eyes should first be large. If someone criticizes them, the small ears and nose can be made larger, and the large mouth and eyes can be made smaller."' Now, though these words are small, they can illustrate what is great. When students face affairs and choose what to take or reject, if they do not tire of thinking thrice, they can become people of loyalty and generosity."