禪林寶訓 3.20

3.20

Sixin said: "Frugality and letting go are the most direct shortcuts to entering the Way. I often see students full of indignation in mind and eager to speak—who among them does not wish to follow in the footsteps of the ancients? Yet when observing their letting go and frugality, not one in ten thousand possesses them. It is just like the sons and younger brothers of common families who refuse to study and yet want to become officials. Even a child of three feet knows that they certainly cannot achieve it." (Extensive Record)