[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › 1.41 # 四十二章經 1.41 四十二章經 1.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.41) 對曰：「恒彈琴。」佛言：「絃緩何如？」曰：「不鳴矣。」「絃急何如？」曰：「聲絕矣。」「急緩得中何如？」「諸音普悲。」佛告沙門：「學道猶然，執心調適，道可得矣。」 > He replied: "I was always playing the lute (vīṇā)." The Buddha said: "What happens if the strings are slack?" He said: "It does not sound." "What happens if the strings are tight?" He said: "The sound breaks." "What happens if the tightness is moderate?" "All the notes are universally harmonious." The Buddha told the śramaṇa: "Studying the Way is just like this. If you keep the mind regulated and balanced, the Way can be attained." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.40) - [Next: 1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.42) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [འཕགས་པ་དུམ་བུ་ཞེ་གཉིས་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.359a.1) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.41) · Pramāṇa