一九九 垂拱而治
大師的言論實在曖昧難解。他常說，真正的改革者能在每一件事情上看出它當下的圓滿意義，而且能夠隨順因緣。
「那麼他為什麼仍希望有所改善呢？」他的弟子如此反駁。
「改革者有很多種類。有一種人自己一無所為，却能引導出一種趨勢，這些人只在疏導河的流向而已。另一種人企圖大展鴻圖，他們竭盡所能想濕潤河流。」
CONTENTMENT
Paradoxical as it seemed the Master always insisted that the true reformer was one
who was able to see that everything is perfect as it is — and able to leave it alone.
“Then why would he wish to reform anything?” protested his disciples.
“Well, there are refonners and reformers: One type lets action flow through them
while they themselves do nothing; these are like people who change the shape and flow
of a river. The others generate their own activity; they are like people who exert
themselves to make the river wetter.”