景德傳燈錄 25.6

25.6

Later, at Prajñā Monastery, the master opened the hall and expounded the Dharma in twelve assemblies. On the day he first opened the hall for the first assembly, he instructed the assembly, saying: "A single hair swallows the ocean, yet the nature of the ocean is not diminished; a tiny mustard seed is thrown onto the tip of a blade, yet the sharpness of the blade does not waver. Seeing and not seeing, understanding and not understanding—only I know." Thereupon he offered a verse, saying: