老子義疏
苐一明小學之人不染塵境

苐一明小學之人不染塵境

苐一明小學之人不染塵境

小國寡民,使有什伯之器而不用。國,域也。謂域心住空,故言小國,即小乘寡欲之人,亦是謙小寡欲之行。器即六根十惡之兵器也。根𨿽有六,用乃無窮。言什伯者,舉其大数。而不用者,言静息諸根,不染塵境也。使民重死而不遠徙。諸行重静,知足守分,故得終其天年,而不遠逐前境也。苐二,明虛心證理,捨教忘筌。𨿽有舟輿,無所乘之。舟輿,謂三乘教法也。舟在扵水,能濟渡,喻教能舟航萬物,度扵生死海也。故西昇經云:乆曠生死海,隔絶貪愛流。輿䖏扵陸,能輪轉,喻教能轉凡成聖也。得理忘言,故能遣教而不用也。𨿽有甲兵,無所陳之。𨿽有身心兵甲,隳體坐忘,物境既空,何所陳設。此一句復結前什伯之器而不用也。使人復結繩而用之。既虛心證理,捨教忘筌,故寄結䋲,示其反本。此一句復結前𨿽有舟輿,無所乘之也。苐三,明反古還淳,和光同俗。甘其食,美其服。甘其食,味至道也。美其服,德瑩身也。安具居,樂其俗。安其居,在皆安,動而寂也。樂其俗,和光人世,寂而動也。

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