明覺禪師語錄 6.317

6.317

噫憃愚，背本源，一念異，生二根。
勝與劣，駟馬奔，嗜所得，自詐諼。
失大道，南北轅，艾至老，愉朝昏。
正遍覺，人天尊，迷者挽，溺者掀。
朝暾出，彗霾雲，渴得漿，寒得薪。
悟報化。知非真。趣安隱。擺客塵。
王叔生，廣佛事，破六宗，應彈指。
法來東，非會際，信衣傳，隻履逝。
頂五山，真法器，立積雪，殊其臂。
忍非忍，得法髓，債必償，有裔嗣。
皖公潛，佛日翳，翩南遊，立如椔。
乞解脫，彊哉慧，攘蜂蠆，神嶽衛。
破頭峯，眾雲從，橫六氣，釃二宗。
教任意，任懶融，黃梅兒，陌上童。
闕七相，了諸空，聖服勞，杵臼傭。
和心偈，掊爭鋒，夜南騖，懷是逢。
帝稽首，晞下風，舟復新，葉歸叢。
有道得，無心通，世有承，四眾依。
燈相續，塤應篪，師異稟，自孩提。
斤𱼅俊，蹈聖梯，慈固挋，不得施。
起恭孝，終苴縗，銑落髮，瑩質疑。
漢之東，得我師，抉盲瞶，柞荒菑。
昔無有，今委蛇，遇霑洽，發萌荑。
淫鼃鳴，鍾未虡，魚目藏，明珠吐。
巋二山，下檐聚，來萬里，足繭踽。
訇春雷，披蟄戶，辯縛解，決去住。
沃醍醐，㪺甘露，百五十，胄蕃廡。
窮車轍，誦句語，瞻骨目，軸繪素。
遠胡越，近杖屨，捐麁相，悉開悟。
山茀欝，泉咿幽，虎跡交，鼪猱啾。
塔門閟，松柏樛，天南垂，海彪彪。
囊破褐，笈單裯，來環繞，五體投。
名彊身，祿飽喉，狃怨憎，甘鮑鱐。
睨真乘，等贅疣，慶我生，辯薰蕕。
蘄誘掖，邈無由，瑑堅石，攄我憂。

Alas, the dull and foolish / turn their backs on the original source;
with a single divergent thought, / the two faculties arise.
Victory and defeat / run like a four-horse team;
indulging in what they obtain, / they cheat and deceive themselves.
Losing the Great Way, / their shafts point north and south;
from maturity into old age, / pleased morning and dusk.
The samyaksambuddha, / honoured by humans and devas,
pulls back those who are lost / and lifts up the drowning.
The morning sun rises, / sweeping away the haze and clouds;
the thirsty obtain broth, / the cold obtain firewood.
Awakening to the reward and transformation bodies, / they know they are not real;
treading toward peace and security, / they cast off adventitious defilements.
When the Prince's uncle was born, / he broadened the Buddha's work;
crushing the six teachers, / as swift as the snap of a finger.
The Dharma came to the east, / no ordinary occasion;
the robe of faith was transmitted, / with a single sandal he departed.
Carrying Mount Wutai on his head, / a true vessel of the Dharma;
standing in accumulated snow, / severing his own arm.
Enduring what cannot be endured, / he obtained the marrow of the Dharma;
karmic debts must be paid, / yet he had descendants.
Mount Wan lay hidden, / the sun of the Buddha was eclipsed;
swiftly wandering south, / standing like dried wood.
Begging for liberation, / how formidable was his wisdom!
Dispelling bees and scorpions, / the sacred peak protected him.
At Potou Peak, / the crowd gathered like clouds;
traversing the six breaths, / pouring forth the two schools.
Teaching according to will, / he entrusted Lazy Rong;
the boy of Huangmei, / a youth on the roadside path.
Lacking the seven characteristics, / he understood all to be empty;
the sage toiled in labor, / an employee at the mortar and pestle.
Matching the verse of mind, / smashing the sharp blade of contention;
galloping south by night, / at Huai he was encountered.
The Emperor bowed his head, / gazing up from the leeward;
the boat was made new again, / the leaves returned to the thicket.
Possessing the Way, it is attained; / free of mind, it penetrates.
The world has its succession; / the four assemblies rely upon it.
The lamp continues unbroken; / the clay ocarina answers the bamboo flute.
The Master had extraordinary endowments / from his very childhood.
Of extraordinary sharpness and talent, / he trod the sacred ladder.
Parental affection firmly resisted, / unable to be carried out;
he rose up in reverence and filial piety, / fulfilling the mourning in coarse sackcloth.
Xian shaved his hair; / with Ying he questioned the meaning.
East of the Han River, / our master was found;
plucking out the eyes of the blind and deaf, / clearing the wild overgrowth.
What was once non-existent / now flows abundantly;
meeting with moistening rain, / the sprouts burst forth.
Excessive frogs croak, / the bell is not yet hung on its stand;
the fish-eye is hidden, / the bright pearl spat out.
Towering over the two mountains, / under the eaves they gathered;
coming ten thousand li, / walking on calloused feet.
Thunder roars in spring, / opening the doors of hibernating creatures;
bonds of disputation untied, / departure and remaining decided.
Pouring daigo, / ladling amṛta;
one hundred and fifty, / their lineage flourishing.
Traversing worn carriage tracks, / reciting his phrases and words;
gazing at his bones and eyes, / scroll paintings on white silk.
From as far as the Hu and Yue, / to as near as staff and sandals,
they cast aside coarse marks / and all attained awakening.
The mountain is lush and dense, / the springs murmur in the dark;
tiger tracks crisscross, / weasels and monkeys chatter.
The stupa gate is closed, / pines and cypresses entwine;
the sky droops in the south, / the ocean glimmers vast.
Carrying ragged robes in sacks, / single coverlets in book boxes,
they come to circumambulate, / prostrating with five points to the ground.
Fame exhausts the body; / official salary satiates the throat;
becoming accustomed to hatred and resentment, / taking pleasure in rotten fish.
Looking askance at the True Vehicle, / considering it an extra wart;
I rejoice in my birth, / distinguishing sweet herbs from stinkweed.
I seek his guidance, / yet he is far away with no path;
carving into the hard stone, / I pour out my sorrow.