廣弘明集 30.30

30.30

Cloudy peaks tower over the vast wilderness; / rugged and prominent, fine crags are spread. / Winding ravines cradle orchid-bordered springs; / exquisite ridges cluster with lovely trees. / Luxuriant foliage conceals wandering beasts; / precipitous cliffs sever paths and tracks. / Within sits a master of the subtle and rarefied, / upright in meditation, taking the Primordial Plainness as his model. / Self-strengthening, alert to the movement of Heaven; / with meek intent, his desires have departed. / A jade-like constitution braves wind and frost; / chill and piercing, it tempers his pure delight. / Directing his heart, he pledges with the winter pine, / enduring together through the year's end. / Gathering within between inhalation and exhalation, / continuously he advances his work of dhyāna. / Casting aside the one, sense-knowledge is extinguished; / holding to the two, he is guided by spiritual encounter. / As with catching cicadas by piling up perilously balanced balls, / stacking ten balls, his focus remains concentrated. / Suspending his mind in the realm of breathlessness, / through wondrous scrutiny he refines away coarse thoughts. / Deep contemplation calms shock and agitation; / serene and quiet, he unfolds hidden measures. / Climbing step by step, he reaches the six purities; / in the Kongtong void, the seven abodes vanish. / Passing into emptiness, he mounts what comes from being, / forever guiding those who still depend on conditions.