If this be so, therefore, thought, far from being a mere thought, is the highest and, in strict accuracy, the sole mode of apprehending the eternal and absolute.

在此种意义下，思想不仅仅是思想，而且是把握永恒和绝对存在的最高方式，严格地说来，是唯一方式。

youdao

Readers may not want to read this book in the spirit of strict accuracy to historical or Buddhist texts, because the value lies in the general application of overall principles.

读者们可能不会带着对历史或佛教文献严苛的要求来阅读此书，因为真正的价值蕴藏在原则的一般运用中。

youdao

Evidently he is trying to strike a balance between readability and strict accuracy, and seems to favour the former over the latter.

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