景德傳燈錄 29.3

29.3

The Great Way is constantly before your eyes, / although before your eyes, it is hard to see. / If you wish to awaken to the true body of the Way, / do not cast aside sound, form, words, and speech. / Words and speech are themselves the Great Way; / there is no need to sever defilements. / Defilements are originally empty and tranquil; / deluded sentiments entangle one another. / All things are like shadows and echoes; / who knows what is bad and what is good? / Having a mind that grasps characteristics as real, / one surely knows that seeing the nature is not realized. / If you wish to create karma seeking Buddhahood, / karma is the great omen of birth and death. / Karma of birth and death always follows the body, / without dawning inside the dark prison. / Awakening to the principle is originally without difference; / after awakening, who is late and who is early? / The measure of the Dharma realm is equal to empty space; / the wise minds of sentient beings make themselves petty. / If only you can refrain from giving rise to 'I' and 'mine', / you will always be sated with the Dharma food of nirvāṇa.