明覺禪師語錄 6.304

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古君子兮道諸已，道器用兮合天理，同塵還若待時生，
觀象不知何處起。荊叢叢襲莪叢叢，
孝兮悌兮非沚中，聚應落落滴仙露，散或泠泠揚士風。
風之上兮風之下，近一指兮遠一馬，
秋水澹交無限情，夜光照乘胡為者。伊予匪謂存餘力，
詠高義兮因胸臆，巴歌百字巖葉書，
飛寄汪門舊知識。

The ancient gentleman sought the Way within himself; / When the Way and its vessels are functional, they accord with heavenly principle. / Blending with the dust, he seemed to await his time to arise; / Contemplating the forms, one knows not where they originate. / Brambles cluster together, and mugwort grows in thickets; / Filial piety and fraternal duty do not dwell in mid-stream islets. / Gathered, they should be distinct as dripping celestial dew; / Dispersed, they may coolly proclaim the scholar’s refined breeze. / Above the wind and below the wind, / Near as a finger, distant as a horse, / Autumn waters offer tranquil fellowship with limitless feeling; / Why bother with night-glowing pearls that can illuminate a carriage? / As for me, I do not claim to retain spare strength; / Singing of lofty righteousness, it arises directly from my breast. / A hundred-word Ba song inscribed upon a crag leaf, / Sent flying to an old spiritual friend of the Wang family.