禪林寶訓 3.26

3.26

死心謂草堂曰。晦堂先師言。人之寬厚得於天性。若強之以猛必不悠久。猛而不久則返為小人侮慢。然邪正善惡亦得於天性。皆不可移。惟中人之性易上易下。可從而化之（實錄）。

Sixin said to Caotang: "My late master Huitang said: 'A person's tolerance and generosity are derived from their natural disposition. If one forces them with severity, it will certainly not last. If severity does not last, they will conversely be insulted and slighted by petty men. Yet crookedness and uprightness, goodness and evil, are also derived from natural disposition; none of them can be altered. Only the disposition of the average person easily ascends and easily descends, and can be followed and transformed.'" (Veritable Record)