禪林寶訓 2.36

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2.36

Yuanwu said to Yuan Budai, "Whenever one assumes the office of elder to assist in proclaiming the Buddha's transformation, one must constantly think of taking benefiting and aiding [others] as one's mind. If one practices this without boastfulness, then those reached will be broad and those aided will be numerous. But once there is a mind of boasting of oneself and flaunting one's abilities, then thoughts of opportunistic gain arise, and an unworthy mind is born." (*Stone Inscription of Shuanglin*)

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禪林寶訓 — Classical Chinese