禪林寶訓 3.29

3.29

Caotang said: "For a practitioner to establish himself, he must be upright, so that people do not criticize him in secret. Once involved in contentious opinions, one will not be able to establish oneself for the rest of one's life. In the past, Attendant Ping of Taiyang was held in high esteem by the monastic grove for his learning in the Way. But because his mind was not upright, discerning people condemned him, leading him to face hardships all his life, with no place to turn even unto death. Yet how could this be true only for practitioners? The master of a region should be all the more reverent and cautious!" (Letter to a Certain Scribe)