弘明集 1.38

1.38

The questioner asked: Is there a method for seeing widely? Mouzi said: It comes from the Buddhist scriptures. When I had not yet understood the Buddhist scriptures, my delusions were even greater than yours. Although I recited the Five Classics, they were merely flowers, not yet bearing fruit. But once I beheld the explanations of the Buddhist scriptures, perused the essentials of Laozi, preserved a tranquil nature, and observed the practice of non-action, looking back at worldly affairs was like looking down into a valley from the edge of a heavenly well, or climbing Mounts Song and Dai and looking down upon ant-hills. The Five Classics are the five flavors, while the Buddha's Dao is the five grains. Since I heard the Dao, it has been like parting the clouds to see the bright sun, or taking a flaming torch into a dark room.