[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [明覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996) › 5.56 # 明覺禪師語錄 5.56 明覺禪師語錄 5.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.56) 道之冥機，一何相守，汝競光陰，我親蒲柳。毋厚辨之奪席， 毋薄愚之誦帚，深思彼伐木丁丁之聲， 照古照今兮宜善求友。 > The dark functioning of the Way—how one must guard it! > You race against time, while I draw near to the rushes and willows. > Do not value eloquence so much as to seize the mat; > Do not disesteem folly so much as to recite the broom. > Ponder deeply the sound of felling timber, ding-ding; > Illuminating antiquity and the present, you must be good at seeking companions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.55) - [Next: 5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.57) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.5.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.56) · Pramāṇa