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# 明覺禪師語錄 6.172

明覺禪師語錄 6.172

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [6.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.6.172)

愧爾求師，為吾弟子，學雖無聞，道亦可擬，平飛辯月，  
照復流水，斯意斯言兮如不忘，行行𩖼𩖼兮步蘭芷（善應殊宗吾不知也思之）。

> I feel ashamed that you sought a teacher and became my disciple.  
> Although your learning is unrenowned, the Way may still be aimed for.  
> Evenly flying, discourse illuminates like the moon;  
> Reflecting back, it is like flowing water.  
> If these thoughts and these words are not forgotten,  
> March on, stride on, walking amidst orchids and angelica.  
> (Responding well to different lineages is something I do not know; reflect on this.)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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