廣弘明集 30.25

30.25

In early youth I was earnest in the Great Way; / at capping age I sported with the Twin Mysteries. / Hesitating, I cast off the long net; / with lofty stride I sought the Sovereign of First Origins. / By wondrous lessening I stepped after the Mysterious Elder; / forgetting worldly care, I wandered freely by the Hao River. / In comprehensive view nothing is inadmissible; / all worldly entanglements are naturally blown away. / Exhausting the principles, I begrudged the physical firewood; / brightly burns the transmission of the spirit-flame. / Joyful and serene, I rest in the vast void; / roaming at ease, I delight in tranquil seclusion. / Rich meats offer no enticing taste; / delicate dalliance is no elegant music. / With an expansive mind, I surrender bodily forms; / ceaselessly I drift along with transformation.