弘明集 11.20

11.20

十一月二十九日。州民御史中丞孔稚珪啟珪啟得示具懷甚有欣然。理本無二。取捨多途諍論云云。常所慨也。但在始通道則宜然。斆而學者則未可。君但廣尋諸經。不患淪滯其迹也。比面別一二。蕭公答曰。君此書甚佳。宜廣示諸未達者。

On the twenty-ninth day of the eleventh month, Kong Zhiwei, an inhabitant of the province and Censor-in-chief, respectfully reports: Zhiwei reports: Having received your instruction, I fully understand your sentiments, and I am exceedingly delighted. Principle is fundamentally without duality; grasping and rejecting follow many paths, and disputatious debates abound, which has always been a cause for lament. This is acceptable only for one who has just begun to penetrate the Dao; for those who imitate and study it, it is not permissible. You need only broadly search the various sūtras, and you will not worry about sinking into their traces. When we meet soon, I will elaborate further. Duke Xiao replied: 'This letter of yours is very fine; it should be widely shown to those who have not yet reached understanding.'