大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 1.30

1.30

「金剛藏當知，如來寂滅性，
未曾有終始。若以輪迴心，
思惟即旋復，但至輪迴際，
不能入佛海。譬如銷金鑛，
金非銷故有，雖復本來金，
終以銷成就，一成真金體，
不復重為鑛。生死與涅槃，
凡夫及諸佛，同為空花相。
思惟猶幻化，何況詰虛妄？
若能了此心，然後求圓覺。」

"Vajragarbha, you should know
That the Tathāgata's nature of quiescence
Has never had a beginning or an end.
If, with a saṃsāric mind,
Discursive thought is applied, it only spins in circles,
Reaching only the bounds of transmigration,
Unable to enter the Buddha's ocean.
It is like smelting gold ore:
The gold does not exist because of the smelting;
Though it was originally gold,
It is ultimately brought to completion through smelting.
Once it has become the essence of true gold,
It does not turn into ore again.
Saṃsāra and nirvāṇa,
Ordinary beings and the Buddhas,
Are alike the marks of sky-flowers.
Discursive thinking is still like an illusion;
How much more so questioning what is unreal?
If one can understand this mind,
Only then should one seek perfect enlightenment."