有沙弥道信,年始十四,来礼师曰:“愿和尚慈悲,乞与解脱法门。”师曰:“谁缚汝?”曰:“无人缚。”师曰: “何更求解脱乎?”信于言下大悟。
A monk Daoxin, 14 years old, asked his master: "Master, how can I be free?"
The master said: "Who is binding you?"
Daoxin said: "No one tied me."
The master said: "No one is binding you, you are free."
Daoxin suddenly understood.