折疑論 3.114

3.114

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).