四分律行事鈔資持記 3.703

3.703

三中，初示他輕。以下，次明自失。法滅身者，反上形心威儀等事；縱放身心，內外無法，故滅於身。若下，結勸。注示待遇王臣之法，初教外儀。不迎送者，以屈道故。不同床者，恐媟慢故。又下，誡內心。然此乃約比丘內有實德，王臣並懷深信，故可行之；今時道俗，二俱寡薄，未可如文。縱令有道，猶更觀機；事在臨時，隨宜適變；量器度之寬窄，審祿位之高卑，觀信樂之淺深，顧情分之生熟，是故《禮記》貴於從俗，易書美於隨時。苟滯一端，必遭禍難；古今多有，世事昭。

In the third [part], the first [passage] indicates being slighted by others. "Because of..." below next clarifies one's own loss. "The Dharma being extinguished in the person" is the opposite of the aforementioned appearance, mind, deportment, and other matters; giving free rein to body and mind, internally and externally lacking the Dharma, it is therefore extinguished in one's person. "If..." below concludes with encouragement. The note explains the method of receiving kings and ministers: first, it teaches external decorum. Not welcoming or escorting them is to avoid bending the Way. Not sharing a couch is for fear of intimacy and disrespect. "Moreover..." below admonishes the inner mind. However, this is spoken with regard to bhikṣus who internally have real virtue and kings and ministers who both harbor deep faith, and so it may be practiced; nowadays, both the monastics and laity are deficient and shallow, and it cannot be done according to the text. Even if one possesses the Way, one should still observe the capacities; matters depend on the moment, adapting as appropriate according to circumstances; measure the breadth of their capacity, examine the height of their rank, observe the depth of their faith and joy, and consider the familiarity of personal relations. Therefore, the *Book of Rites* values following custom, and the *Book of Changes* praises according with the times. If one clings stubbornly to one extreme, one will certainly encounter disasters and calamities; there are many such cases in ancient and modern times, and worldly affairs make this clear.