弘明集 9.91

9.91

答曰。若合而為用者。明不合則無用。如蛩巨相資廢一則不可。此乃是滅神之精據。而非存神之雅決。子意本欲請戰。而定為我援兵耶。

The reply: If they unite to function, then clearly without uniting there is no function. Just as the qiong and ju rely on one another so that discarding either one is impossible, this is precisely a rigorous proof for the extinction of the spirit, not an elegant verdict for its preservation. Did you originally intend to challenge me to battle, only to end up acting as my reinforcement?