弘明集 9.98

9.98

答曰。人之生也。資氣於天稟形於地。是以形銷於下。氣滅於上。氣滅於上。故言無不之。無不之者。不測之辭耳。豈必其神興知耶。

The reply: In human life, one receives breath from Heaven and corporeal form from Earth. Therefore, the corporeal form dissolves below, and the breath is extinguished above. Because the breath is extinguished above, it is said that 'it goes everywhere.' Saying 'it goes everywhere' is merely an expression for being unfathomable. How could it mean that its spirit possesses sentience?