宏智禪師廣錄 4.102

4.102

歲旦上堂。天宇廓清。地區含潤。膏霖助其湔洗。正氣副以吹噓。機輪轉而妙發元樞。管籥調而雅成新律。寒巖迴暖槁木重甦。處處履春人人受歲。衲僧分上本自無生。野老堂前。何須相賀。為什麼如此。乾坤合道通無礙。草木登榮定有期。

Ascending the hall on New Year's Day: The heavens are vast and clear; the earth holds moisture. Abundant rain aids in cleansing; the proper breath assists with gentle breeze. The wheel of function turns and subtly activates the primordial pivot; the pitch-pipes are tuned and elegantly form the new scale. Cold crags return to warmth; withered trees revive anew. Everywhere treads in spring; everyone receives the year. On the part of patch-robed monks, there is fundamentally no birth. Before the hall of the rustic old man, why should there be mutual congratulations? Why is it like this? Heaven and earth unite with the Way, completely unobstructed; grasses and trees enter their splendor, determined by their time.