龍舒增廣淨土文 10.16

10.16

列子謂「孔子廢心而用形」，謂心已不養於物而廢之矣，唯用形以應物。予深愛此語，故雖勞苦憔悴而不以為失意，榮華奉養而不以為得意，蓋心不著於物也。因念菩薩了生死，乃託生於一切眾生中以設教化者，以心不著於物，唯用形以應之耳。然則孔子於此，菩薩之徒也。

Liezi said, 'Confucius laid aside his mind and employed his bodily form,' meaning that his mind was no longer nurtured by objects and was laid aside, and he merely used his bodily form to respond to objects. I deeply cherish these words; hence, though worn out with toil, I do not consider it disappointment, and amidst glory and opulent provision, I do not consider it gratification, because the mind does not attach to objects. I then reflect that when bodhisattvas resolve birth and death, they take birth among all sentient beings to establish teachings and transformations precisely because their minds do not attach to objects, merely using the bodily form to respond to them. Such being the case, Confucius in this regard was a follower of the bodhisattvas.