禪林寶訓 2.13

2.13

Lingyuan said to the Venerable Changling Zhuo: 'The practice of the Way certainly has its proper time. In the past, Ciming gave free rein to his will in the Jing and Chu regions; bearing shame and enduring insults, those who saw him treated him with contempt. Ciming merely laughed. When someone asked the reason, he replied, "When a priceless jewel clashes with broken tiles, I certainly know it will not prevail." It was only after meeting Shending that his reputation spread throughout the monastic groves, and in the end he revived the Linji lineage. Alas! Can the Way and the opportune time ever be forced?' (*Bitie*).