问:「乐是心之本体,不知遇大故,于哀哭时,此乐还在否?」
先生曰:「须是大哭一番了方乐,不哭便不乐矣;虽哭,此心安处是乐也。本体未尝有动。」
问:「乐是心的本体,不知遇到大变故、哀哭的时候,这个乐还在吗?」
先生说:「必须是大哭一番之后才乐,不哭便不乐了;虽然哭,此心的安处就是乐,本体未尝有动。」
Asked: 'Joy is the mind's substance — at great bereavement, amid weeping, is the joy still there?'
The Master said: 'One must weep one's fill and then be joyful; unwept, no joy. Though weeping, where the heart is at rest is the joy — the substance never stirred.'