Tang dynasty: Huineng
Bodhi trees have no trees, and the mirror platform is not a platform. Buddha's nature is always pure, where can there be dust?
The body of all beings is the knowledge of the tree of knowledge, and the heart of all beings is like a bright mirror. The bright mirror is very clean, where will it get any dust?
Bodhi trees have no trees, and the mirror platform is not a platform. It is nothing, no matter what it is, where will there be any dust?
Bodhi is just looking for the heart. Why should he go outside to look for profound Buddhist thoughts? Practice yourself, and the paradise is just around the corner!
Translation:
There is no tree in the bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a table. Buddha's nature is always pure, where can there be dust?
The body of all beings is the tree of enlightenment and wisdom, and the heart of all beings is like a bright stage mirror. Bright mirrors are inherently very
Clean, where can there be dust? There is no tree in the bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a table. This is nothing at all.
If there is one thing, where will it catch dust? Bodhi just looks at the heart, so why bother to seek mysterious Buddhist thoughts from the outside world?
Think? Practice yourself in this way, and heaven is just around the corner!
2. "Five Thinking Poems, Part IV"
Tang Dynasty: Yuan Zhen
Once I tasted the vast sea, I felt that the water in other places was pale; Once you have experienced the clouds in Wushan, you feel that the clouds elsewhere are eclipsed. Hurried through the flowers, lazy to look back; This reason is partly because of the ascetic monk, and partly because of who you used to be.
Translation:
Once you have been to the seaside, there is not enough water in other places; Clouds in other places are not called clouds except Wushan Mountain. Be surrounded by flowers in a hurry
Walking through the bushes, I am too lazy to look back; This reason is partly due to the abstinence of monks, and partly because they once had it.
Dear you.
3. "Send Zan lawyer to Songshan"
Tang Dynasty: Qingjiang River
Zen in the mountains is anxious, and Zen in the mountains is safe. Poor official career makes filial piety difficult.
Yukime in the distance contrasts with the brook and the Huagong Mountains. Go to the mountain to see the Twilight Tower and give people a cold night.
Translation:
Zen guests rush back to the mountain, and the mountain is deep and meditation is easy. It is difficult to cultivate a monastery in a poor life, and it is difficult to get another filial piety.
The snow is far away, flowing down the river, and the flowers, palaces and mountains set each other off. Looking up at the sunset tower on the mountain, Songyue sent people a cold night.
4. "Dream Old"
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
Don't come to the boss for monasticism, it will turn to ashes. I've been thinking about this problem all my life. Why did I dream last night?
Translation:
Don't practice hard, your heart will become gray after practice. I have no memory of this life. Why did I dream last night?
5. Title and nephew's bookstore
Tang Dynasty: Du Xunhe
Although the house is very humble, I am not less knowledgeable. I am still as usual, although there has been a war outside. Although my hometown is in war, my brother is still accepting Confucianism.
The bamboo shadow on the desk outside the window is still swaying, and the ink seems to have released a wild spring. The efforts of youth are a good thing for a lifetime. For the fleeting time, don't relax your efforts at all.
Translation:
Although I live in a humble house, my knowledge has not diminished. I am still the same, although there is a war outside. Although my hometown
There is a war, but my brother and nephew are still receiving Confucian education.
The bamboo shadow outside the window is still swaying on the desk, and the ink in the inkstone seems to jingle in the wild spring. When I was young.
Hard work is a lifetime thing. Don't relax your efforts in the face of the fleeting time.