廣弘明集 5.33
廣弘明集 5.33
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- Classical Chinese
5.33
若如此談。仁義不絕則不孝不慈矣。復云。居善地與善仁。不審與善仁之仁。是向所云欲絕者非耶。如其是也。則不宜復稱述矣。如其非也。則未詳二仁之義。一仁宜絕。一仁宜明。此又所未達也。若謂不聖之聖不仁之仁。則教所誅不假高唱矣。
If we follow this discussion, unless benevolence and righteousness are abandoned, there will be no filial piety and no compassion. Yet it says again: 'In dwelling, find goodness in the place; in association, find goodness in benevolence.' I do not know whether the 'benevolence' in 'find goodness in benevolence' is the same as what he previously spoke of wanting to abandon or not. If it is, then it ought not be praised again; if it is not, then the meaning of these two kinds of benevolence remains unclear: one benevolence ought to be abandoned, and one benevolence ought to be made manifest. This too has not been understood. If he meant an unsaintly sage or an unbenevolent benevolence, then what the teachings condemn does not require high-sounding declarations.
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