《菜根谭·评议》
美貌女子天生丽质，不崇尚梳妆打扮，好似稀疏梅花映衬着淡淡月光；禅师打坐修禅，并不自感空虚寂寞，犹如碧绿水面吐露出青色莲花。
姜女不尚铅华，似疏梅之映淡月；禅师不落空寂，若碧沼之吐青莲。
Beautiful women are naturally beautiful, and they do not pursue makeup and dressing up, like sparse plum flowers reflecting the faint moonlight; Zen masters meditate and practice Zen, and they do not feel empty and lonely, just like green water 吐露出 blue lotus flowers.