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Zilu asked, “When I hear a truth, should I act on it immediately?” The Master replied, “You still have your father and elder brothers alive – how can you act on it as soon as you hear it?”Ran You asked the same question: “When I hear a truth, should I act on it immediately?”…
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5.20 Ji Wen used to think thrice before acting. The Master hearing of it said, “Twice is quite enough.”
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In the Emei Mountain in Shu (Sichuan Province) there were many monasteries. The monks in the big monasteries were rich, while those in the smaller ones were poor.