禪林寶訓 1.4

1.4

明教嵩和尚曰。尊莫尊乎道。美莫美乎德。道德之所存。雖匹夫非窮也。道德之所不存。雖王天下非通也。伯夷叔齊昔之餓夫也。今以其人而比之。而人皆喜。桀紂幽厲昔之人主也。今以其人而比之。而人皆怒。是故學者患道德之不充乎身。不患勢位之不在乎己（鐔津集）。

Master Mingjiao Song said: “Nothing is more honorable than the Way; nothing is more beautiful than virtue. Where the Way and virtue reside, even an ordinary fellow is not impoverished. Where the Way and virtue do not reside, even a ruler of the world is not unimpeded. Boyi and Shuqi were starving men of the past, yet if nowadays someone is compared to them, everyone is pleased. Jie, Zhou, You, and Li were rulers of men in the past, yet if nowadays someone is compared to them, everyone is angered. Therefore, students should worry that the Way and virtue are not replete within themselves; they should not worry that power and position do not belong to them.” (*Collection of Tianjin*)