一友问：「读书不记得，如何？」
先生曰：「只要晓得，如何要记得？要晓得已是落第二义了，只要明得自家本体。若徒要记得，便不晓得；若徒要晓得，便明不得自家的本体。」
一位朋友问：「读书记不住，怎么办？」
先生说：「只要晓得，怎么要记得？要晓得已落在第二义了，只要明得自家本体。若只求记得，便不晓得；若只求晓得，便明不得自家的本体。」
A friend asked: 'I read and cannot remember — what to do?'
The Master said: 'Only understand — why remember? Even understanding is second-best; only illumine your own substance. Merely remembering, one does not understand; merely understanding, one does not illumine one's own substance.'