弘明集 11.20

11.20

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.'