四明尊者教行錄 7.39

7.39

"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.