问:「良知原是中和的,如何却有过、不及?」
先生曰:「知得过、不及处,就是中和。」
问:「良知原是中和的,怎么会有过与不及?」
先生说:「知道得过与不及处,就是中和。」
Asked: 'Innate knowledge is centered and harmonious of itself — whence excess and shortfall?'
The Master said: 'To know where the excess and shortfall lie — that is center and harmony.'