佛遺教經論疏節要 1.59

1.59

"Incantations and elixir medicines" refers to speech that relies on wrong teachings, of which there are two kinds: first, incantations, which are speech relying on perverse arts to disturb sentient beings; second, elixir medicines, which are impure speech relying on improper medicines to engage in worldly disputation. "Befriending the noble" refers to speech that relies on wrong people, of which there are two kinds: first, sharing the same interests as the noble clans, frequently uttering vulgar and frivolous speech; second, becoming intimate with noble clans, frequently uttering arrogant speech. "The noble" refers to the powerful and wealthy of distinguished clans. Xie means intimacy. Guo Pu says: "To be familiar and intimate with one another."