Where these words come from
- 80% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Instructions for Practical Living (Chuanxi lu), sec. 5, dialogue with disciple Xu Ai; wording follows Wing-tsit Chan's 1963 translation. The same passage appears in F. G. Henke's 1916 translation (pp. 53-54)
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