Shitou Xiqian was the heir of Qingyuan Xingshi. One day an inquirer asked him, “What am I supposed to do?”
“Why are you asking me?” Shitou
replied.
“Where else can I find what I’m
looking for?”
“Are you sure you lost it?”
[Shitou Xiqian – Zen
Masters of China: 94-99; The Story of Zen: 153-54]
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