景德傳燈錄 29.24

29.24

At midnight, the hour of zi: / The mind abiding in non-arising is itself birth and death. / When have birth and death ever belonged to being or non-being? / When using it, just use it without letters. / The Patriarchs' words are outside matters; / Recognize it when it arises, yet it is still not it. / Deliberately searching, there are truly no traces; / Let the māras of birth and death come to test as they will.