澄尝问象山在人情事变上做工夫之说。
先生曰：「除了人情事变，则无事矣。喜、怒、哀、乐，非人情乎？自视、听、言、动以至富贵、贫贱、患难、死生，皆事变也。事变亦只在人情里。其要只在『致中和』，『致中和』只在『谨独』[1]。」
陆澄曾问陆象山在人情事变上做功夫的学说。
先生说：「离开了人情事变，也就没有别的事了。喜、怒、哀、乐，难道不是人情吗？从视、听、言、动直到富贵、贫贱、患难、死生，都是事变。事变也只体现在人情里。其要领只在『致中和』，而『致中和』只在『慎独』。」
Lu Cheng once asked about Lu Xiangshan's teaching of doing the work within human feelings and changing affairs.
The Master said: "Apart from human feelings and changing affairs there are no affairs. Joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure — are these not human feelings? From seeing, hearing, speech, movement, down to wealth, poverty, hardship, life and death — all are changing affairs. And changing affairs reside only within human feelings. The key lies solely in 'bringing feelings to due measure and harmony', and that lies solely in 'watching over oneself when alone'."
- 谨独即慎独。