廣弘明集 10.44

10.44

The decree said: "The ultimate person acts without contrivance (asaṃskṛta) and yet has never not acted. The wise do not speak and yet have never not spoken. There are also parrots whose speech is useless, and phoenixes whose silence sets a standard. A tree survives because it has no use; a wild goose meets death because it cannot honk. How do your present choices suit yourself?" He further said: "There are scholars who recognize a person from a single word, and there are those for whom the Way is present with a mere glance. There are also those who discern feelings upon seeing one's demeanor, and those who distinguish virtue upon hearing one's words. I have conversed with you for many days now; could the purport between us not be roughly understood? You may record for me what has been expounded here, to let the people of the world know our intention. Doing so will assist me—how could you feel ashamed of such loyalty?"