禪林寶訓 2.5

2.5

Zhantang said: 'When a student seeks a friend, it must be someone who can serve as a teacher. At all times, hold them in reverence, take their actions as a model, and hope for benefit. Or, if their wisdom and understanding are slightly superior to one's own, one may also associate with them to be alerted to what one has not yet reached. If by any chance they are just like oneself, then it is better not to have them.' (*Baofeng shilu*).