弘明集 1.38

1.38

問曰。見博其有術乎。牟子曰。由佛經也。吾未解佛經之時。惑甚於子。雖誦五經適以為華。未成實矣。既吾覩佛經之說。覽老子之要。守恬憺之性。觀無為之行。還視世事。猶臨天井而闚溪谷。登嵩岱而見丘垤矣。五經則五味。佛道則五穀矣。吾自聞道以來。如開雲見白日。炬火入冥室焉。

The questioner asked: Is there a method for seeing widely? Mouzi said: It comes from the Buddhist scriptures. When I had not yet understood the Buddhist scriptures, my delusions were even greater than yours. Although I recited the Five Classics, they were merely flowers, not yet bearing fruit. But once I beheld the explanations of the Buddhist scriptures, perused the essentials of Laozi, preserved a tranquil nature, and observed the practice of non-action, looking back at worldly affairs was like looking down into a valley from the edge of a heavenly well, or climbing Mounts Song and Dai and looking down upon ant-hills. The Five Classics are the five flavors, while the Buddha's Dao is the five grains. Since I heard the Dao, it has been like parting the clouds to see the bright sun, or taking a flaming torch into a dark room.