弘明集 8.75

8.75

釋曰。夫身之為累甚於桎梏。老氏以形骸為糞土。釋迦以三界為火宅。出家之士。故宜去菁華。棄名利。悟逆旅之難。常希寂滅之為樂。流俗之徒反此以求全。即所謂殺生者不死。生生者不生也。近代有好名道士。自云。神術過人剋期輕舉。白日登天曾未數丈。橫墜於地迫而察之。正大鳥之雙翼耳。真所謂不能奮飛者也。驗滅亡於即事不旋踵而受誅。漢之張陵誣誷貢高。呼曰米賊。亦被夷剪。入身破身。無乃角弓乎。

The response says: The burden of the body is worse than fetters and manacles. Laozi regarded the physical skeleton as dung and earth, and Śākyamuni regarded the three realms as a burning house. Therefore, those who leave household life ought indeed to discard superficial glory and abandon fame and gain; awakening to the distress of this lodging house, they constantly aspire to the joy of quiescent extinction. The common herd act contrary to this to seek self-preservation, which exemplifies the saying: "Those who kill living beings do not die; those who generate life do not live." In recent times there have been Daoists fond of fame who claim that their spiritual arts surpass others and that they would ascend lightly at a set time. Yet when ascending to the sky in broad daylight, before reaching several tens of feet, they fell flat to the ground; when inspected closely, they had merely attached the wings of a large bird! They are truly what is called "those unable to soar." Their destruction was verified immediately on the spot, and they were executed before turning on their heels. In the Han, Zhang Ling deceived and was arrogant; called the "Rice Rebel," he too was eradicated. As for "entering the person, it destroys the person," is this not indeed the reflex of their own horned bow?