大慧普覺禪師語錄 11.14

11.14

Recently among those who study the Buddha, / Rarely do we see one who is not inverted: / Only devoted to gathering topics for talk, / Abandoning the great to pursue the small; / Obscuring the direct and immediate matter, / Walking in circles on the outside. / In the end, that single step— / When have they ever made it clear? / Only Layman Zhuang / Was genuine without falsehood or pretense. / Severing the root of afflictions / Like a fierce fire burning dry grass. / Once the mind-ground is at peace, / How could the realm of demons disturb it? / Let you be in tumultuous clamor; / I remain constantly quiet and still. / In the end revealing the true return, / Like slipping off a tattered cloth gown; / Sitting cross-legged and entering dhyāna, / The bright moon over the clear pool. / Passing through the checkpoint of birth and death, / Smashing the priceless jewel: / A firm and upright great hero, / When one is resolved, all are resolved.