四明尊者教行錄 7.39

7.39

勗，勉勵也。《尚書》：夫子勗哉是也。出處、語默等，全用《周易．繫辭》彼明君子之道，於四儀中未甞忘也。教觀權實者，一家入道之樞機也。服則被身，味則充飢，杖則手凭，几則身倚，以喻教觀等法朝夕受用不可無也。

"Exhorted" (xu) means to encourage. The Book of Documents has: "Gentlemen, exert yourselves!" (xu zai)—this is it. Going out or dwelling, speaking or keeping silent, and so on, are taken entirely from the "Appended Phrases" of the Book of Changes, which clarifies that regarding the way of the superior man, he never forgets it across the four deportments. The provisional and ultimate of the doctrinal teachings and contemplation are the pivot and key for our school's entry into the Way. Clothing covers the body; nourishment satisfies hunger; a staff supports the hand; an armrest supports the body. These are used as metaphors to show that the dharmas of doctrinal teachings and contemplation cannot be dispensed with in one's morning-and-evening practical use.