Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so where does it cause dust? What do you mean? (in detail)

This poem is from the altar sutra of the Six Ancestors and is the Zen language of Huineng of the Six Ancestors. The Six Ancestors Tanjing was compiled by later generations according to Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism.

Because of his brother's kind words: "I am like a bodhi tree and my heart is like a mirror." Always wipe, don't get dust. " The sixth ancestor thought that Zen was not complete, so he sang: "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so there is no dust. "

Shen Xiu said, "As a bodhi tree, my heart is like a mirror. Always wipe, don't get dust. "

Huineng said, "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so there is no dust. "

Being a bodhi tree is like a mirror. Wipe regularly to avoid dust.

The body of all beings is the tree of enlightened wisdom,

The heart of all beings is like a bright stage mirror.

Try to keep brushing,

Don't let it be polluted by dirt, which blocks the nature of light.

Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There was nothing. Where did the dust come from?

Bodhi has no trees,

A bright mirror is not a stage.

There's nothing. What dust will there be?