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禪林寶訓 2.59

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2.59

When Gao'an resided at Yunju, whenever he saw a patch-robed monk in the room whose capacity did not accord with his, he would grasp his sleeve, sternly rebuke him, and say: "Your father and mother nourished your body; your teachers and friends fulfilled your aspirations. You have no distress of hunger and cold, and no toil of corvée or military service. If here you are not resolute and diligent in completing the cultivation of the Way, on a future day with what face will you meet your father, mother, teachers, and friends?" Upon hearing his words, some patch-robed monks wept without stopping. His discipline and strictness were like this. (Dan'an Yishi)

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