一友自叹:「私意萌时,分明自心知得,只是不能使他即去。」
先生曰:「你萌时这一知处,便是你的命根。当下即去消磨,便是立命工夫。」
一位朋友自己叹道:「私意萌发时,自己心里分明知道,只是不能使它立刻去掉。」
先生说:「你萌发时这一知处,便是你的命根。当下即去消磨,便是立命的功夫。」
A friend sighed: 'When private intent sprouts, my own heart knows it clearly — only I cannot make it go at once.'
The Master said: 'That very knowing at the sprouting is your root of life. Grind it away on the spot — that is the work of establishing the Mandate.'