弘明集 10.91

10.91

辱告。垂示勅答臣下審神滅論。鑽仰反復誦味循環。故知妙蘊機初事隔凡淺。神凝繫表義絕庸情。皇上叡覽通幽性與天道。所以機見英遠獨悟超深。述三聖以導未曉。標二事以洗偏惑。故係孝之旨愈明。因果之宗彌暢。崛山粹典即此重彰。洙水清教於茲再朗。譬諸日月無得踰焉。弟子雖冥煩多蔽。謬奉格言研求妙趣。猶知蹈舞。法師宣揚至道光闡大猷。猥惠未及益增銘荷。弟子賀瑒呈。

I am honoured by your letter, condescending to show the imperial decree answering the ministers to clarify the treatise on the extinction of the spirit. Pondering it repeatedly and reciting and savouring it continuously, I truly know that the wondrous core lies at the inception of movement, an affair separated from the ordinary and shallow; the spirit concentrates beyond the hexagram lines, its meaning surpassing mediocre understanding. His Imperial Majesty's sagacious survey penetrates the obscure, human nature, and the Dao of Heaven; therefore, his acute perception is heroically far-reaching, his solitary awakening exceptionally deep. He recounts the three sages to guide those who do not yet understand, and singles out the two affairs to wash away partial delusions. Thus the purport of linking to filial piety becomes ever clearer, and the principle of cause and effect is ever more widely proclaimed. The pure scriptures of Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa are here displayed anew; the clear teachings of the River Zhu are once again illuminated. Like the sun and moon, nothing can surpass them. Although I, your disciple, am obscured, afflicted, and deeply veiled, mistakenly receiving these exemplary words and investigating their wondrous purport, I still cannot help dancing with joy. The Master of the Dharma proclaims the supreme Dao and brightly expounds the great plan; your unexpected favour has added to my deep gratitude. Presented by your disciple He Yang.