竿头日上 — “To make rapid and continuous progress, especially in studies or work”

During the Song Dynasty, Jingcen, a highly accomplished Buddhist monk from Changsha, often traveled to various places to preach and lecture on Buddhist scriptures. His lectures were profound yet easy to understand, captivating his audience who often discussed the highest realms of Buddhism with him.

He once presented a gatha, reciting: "A person standing still at the top of a hundred-foot pole, though acclaimed, has not yet reached true enlightenment. From the top of the hundred-foot pole, one must still strive to progress, for only then will the entire world be seen as one's true body."