風(fēng)從蟲(chóng),非蟲(chóng)也!
谷中,童子老嫗相辯。
童子曰:“風(fēng)(風(fēng))無(wú)相,何以蟲(chóng)象之?”
老嫗答曰:“天地萬(wàn)物,因果相繞。風(fēng)無(wú)相,然因風(fēng)起,以其果而形之,則因果皆示?!?p> 童子恍然:“四時(shí)八節(jié)而有八風(fēng),曰明庶,曰清明,曰景,曰涼,曰閶闔,曰不周,曰廣莫,曰融。風(fēng)吹而蟲(chóng)動(dòng),故四時(shí)八節(jié)之變蓋風(fēng)變,蓋蟲(chóng)變,是以風(fēng)從蟲(chóng)而音凡聲矣?!?p> 老嫗駁之:“風(fēng)取凡聲,然也,風(fēng)從蟲(chóng)形,謬也!日落月升,星斗輪轉(zhuǎn),此乃四時(shí)八節(jié)之根本,豈以無(wú)定之風(fēng)概之?蟲(chóng)豸之物,未見(jiàn)靈智,何以曉宇宙之變?是故,蟲(chóng)者,非蟲(chóng)也!”
童子不解:“非蟲(chóng)也?為何物?”
老嫗曰:“蟲(chóng)者,一名蝮,博三寸,首大如擘指,蛇虺也?!?p> 風(fēng)吹柳而老嫗指之曰:“似何物?”
童子答曰:“蜿蜒之蛇。”
“蟲(chóng)者,乃蟲(chóng)也。蟲(chóng)者,蛇動(dòng)飄飛之物也?!?p> 老嫗又問(wèn):“柳動(dòng)?”
童子曰:“非柳動(dòng),風(fēng)動(dòng)矣?!?p> 老嫗笑語(yǔ):“是故風(fēng)吹為因,柳動(dòng)為果。因無(wú)相,而果具形,以果表因,善矣!”