禪林寶訓 2.19

2.19

Lingyuan said to Master Yichuan: 'There was a man who hated his footprints and feared his shadow, so he turned his back and ran away. But the faster he ran, the more footprints he made, and the swifter his shadow became. It would have been better to step into the shade and stop; then the shadow would naturally vanish and the footprints would naturally cease. If one understands this in daily application, one can calmly advance into this Way.' (*Bitie*).