[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) › [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023) › 2.20 # 緇門警訓 2.20 緇門警訓 2.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.20) 勤之勤之。至道非孜奚為淹滯。弱喪神奇。茫茫三界眇眇長羈。煩勞外湊冥心內馳。殉赴欽渴緬邈忘疲。人生一世涓若露垂。我身非我云云誰施。達人懷德知安必危。寂寥清舉潔累禪池。謹守明禁雅說玄規。綏心神道抗志無為。遼朗三蔽融治六疵空洞五陰虛豁四支。非指喻指絕而莫離。妙覺既陳又玄其知。婉轉平任與物推移。過此以往勿思勿議。 > Strive, strive! The ultimate Way does not brook delay; why linger and tarry? > Infantile and lost, the spirit is divine; > Boundless is the traidhātuka, endless and remote the long fetters. > Weariness and toil converge from without; the dark mind rushes within. > Sacrificing oneself to pursue thirst and craving, far away one forgets fatigue. > A person's life in this world is like a suspended drop of dew. > My body is not mine; to whom does all this talk apply? > The realized person cherishes virtue, knowing that security inevitably brings danger. > Solitary, pure, and elevated, one purifies defilements in the pool of dhyāna. > Prudently observe the clear prohibitions; elegantly expound the profound guidelines. > Pacify the mind in the spiritual Way; elevate the will in non-action. > Vastly illuminate the three obscurations; dissolve and cure the six flaws; > Empty the five skandhas into voidness; render the four limbs open and free. > A non-finger serves as a metaphor for a finger, severed yet not separated. > Once wondrous enlightenment is unfolded, one further makes its knowledge profound. > Gracefully and naturally letting go, one shifts and turns along with things. > Beyond this, do not think and do not deliberate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.19) - [Next: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.21) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.20) · Pramāṇa