When the Master was in Ch'an, he said, 'Let me return! Let me return! The little children of my school are ambitious and too hasty. They are accomplished and…
1When the Master was in Ch'an, he said, 'Let me return! Let me return! The little children of my school are ambitious and too hasty. They are accomplished and complete so far, but they do not know how to restrict and shape themselves.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
陈：国名，大约在今河南东部和安徽北部一带。
吾党：我的家乡。党是古代地方组织的名称，五百家为党。狂简：志向远大而行为粗疏。