熔金入模，随之成器
[302] [With] Molten Gold Entering Moulds, Accordingly Becoming Vessels
教子女，当于根本上着手。所谓根本者，即孝亲济众、忍辱笃行。以身为教，以德为范。
[When] teaching sons [and daughters, [there] should [be] from [the] roots first starting. Those so-called roots, [are] then [being] filial [to] parents [and offering] aid [to] all, [with] patience practising [these] sincerely. [Be] with [being] examples for teaching, [and] with [being] virtuous for modelling.
如熔金铜，倾入模中。模直则直，模曲则曲。大小厚薄，未入模之先，已可预知，况出模乎。
Like [with] molten gold [and] copper, poured [to] enter [a] mould within. [With the] mould straight then straightened, [with the] mould curved then curved. [That] big [or] small, thick [or] thin, [when] yet [to] enter [the] mould, before that, already can in advance [be] known, moreover [when] out [of the] mould.
近世人情，多不知此。故一班有天姿子弟，多分狂悖。无天姿者，复归顽劣。
[In these] modern times, [on] human [nature’s] principles, [there are] many not knowing these. Thus generally, [those of] later generations [who] have natural talents, [are] mostly arrogant [and] contradict reason. Those without natural talents, [will] again return [to be] stubborn [and] disobedient.
以于幼时失其范围，如熔金倾入坏模，则成坏器。金固一也，而器则天渊悬殊矣。
With when young losing their boundaries [i.e. rules], [this is] like [having] molten gold poured [to] enter spoilt moulds, then becoming spoilt vessels. [The] gold originally [is] one, yet [with its] vessels, [they are] then [like the] sky [and the] abyss, far apart.
净土宗十三祖印光大师
Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师文钞》（正编）：复永嘉某居士书五；
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings (First Compilation): Fifth Reply Letter [To A] Certain Yǒngjiā Layperson;
印光大师文钞菁华录（第三百零二则）：九、谕在家善信：甲、示伦常大教（第三则）
Record [Of] Great Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Essence (302nd Short Section): 9th [Chapter]: Instructions For Householders [To Be] Good And Faithful: First, Guidance On Proper Human Relationships’ Great Teachings (3rd Short Section)
[Ref: #302 / 9.1.3]
Namo Amituofo : Translation by Shen Shi’an
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《印光大师文钞菁华录》
Record Of Great Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Essence
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