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# 明覺禪師語錄 5.54

明覺禪師語錄 5.54

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.54)

寶非寶，日杲杲，上上機，無處討。赤水求來何太狂，  
荊山覓得苦相惱，不惱不狂排夜光，險惡道中為津梁。

> Treasure is not treasure; the sun is bright and clear.  
> The supreme capacity is nowhere to be sought.  
> To seek it at the Red River—how exceedingly wild!  
> To find it at Mount Jing—how bitterly troublesome!  
> Neither troubled nor wild, it dispels the night's darkness,  
> Serving as a ford and a bridge on the treacherous and evil paths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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