折疑論 3.114

3.114

妙明曰。吾昔未見大聖人微旨之時。亦嘗出此語。與子所見不相遠也。今則不然。若子可謂知禮樂之華而闇道德之實。窺爝火之照而未覩日月之明也（闇幽也。昧也。爝火者小火把也。今若許子可為曉知禮樂之光華而闇昧道德之真實者何異。莊子云。日既出矣。而爝火不息其於照也不亦難乎。謂客之所見於小火而未見日月之明也）。

Miaoming said, "In the past, when I had not yet seen the subtle intentions of the Great Sage, I also once uttered these words; my view was not far from yours. Now, however, it is different. Someone like you may be called one who knows the blossoms of ritual and music but is blind to the reality of the Way and virtue, one who gazes at the glow of a torch but has not beheld the brightness of the sun and moon (An means dim; it means obscured. A torch is a small torch. Now, comparing you to someone who understands the brilliance of ritual and music but is blind and obscured to the reality of the Way and virtue—how is it any different? Zhuangzi says: 'When the sun has already risen, yet the torch is not extinguished, is it not difficult for it to provide illumination?' This refers to the guest's view being confined to a small fire without seeing the brightness of the sun and moon).