耳目見聞爲外賊 情欲意識爲內賊 只是主人翁 惺惺不昧 獨坐中堂 賊便化爲家人矣 (前 79)
Things that eyes and ears see and hear are thieves coming from the outside and emotions and thoughts from them are thieves arising from the inside. However, if the wise protagonist is clearly awake and not in darkness and if he stays alone in the center, these thieves will turn to be a family soon. (Book1 79)
The lotus flower is always clean and beautiful, even in a dirty place.
Vegetable Root Discourse
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