禪林寶訓 1.4

1.4

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*)