廣弘明集 30.38

30.38

The wondrous function resides in the dark; / traversing existence, one surveys nonexistence. / Spirit penetrates by means of the obscure; / consciousness illuminates coarse forms through clarity. / Accumulating the minute, it naturally guides itself; / resting on practice, it is fundamentally empty. / Extinguishing those three contemplations, / obliterating the finest lingering trace. (The first) / In the beginning, the Heavenly River was empty; / the principle is mysterious, penetrating the subtle. / Melting away, forgetting where to go, / thereupon expands the spiritual radiance. / The mind stretches to distant realms; / how could it fail to tread on the pivotal mechanism? / Apply it with the vast void; / meet it with the imperceptible. (The second) / The spirit is endowed by heavenly stillness; / circularly mirroring the morning clouds. / Responding along with transformations, / herding together with creatures. / Its response is not confined to any quarter; / recipients receive according to their lot. / Quiescent like a deep mirror, / undisturbed by dust from golden waters. (The third) / Mourning over this single life, / having early possessed wise discernment, / I entrust myself to the profound man, / hoping to rely on his dark power. / Thinking to direct the merit of the hair-tip, / reaching what is deep and immeasurable. / In this supreme mindfulness, / I fix my heart on the Western Limit.