心密三祖 元音阿奢黎
By Yuan Yin Acharya
Fog veils the pavilion, the greenery extends to the river crossing;
The land of peach blossom [1] is not apart from the daily routines.
Circumstances are not good or bad, but the mind differentiates;
Let the true nature [2] shine and not erect any perceptions.
The bridge arches like a rainbow, the fish case [3] delivers messages;
The scenery is inherently endless and ubiquitous.
Flow free in the stream of life, go along with the up-and-down journey;
I vow to be a field of rich soil that nurtures all the spring splendid.
Writing to this point, I can not help laughing out loud. Suddenly someone asks: “What are you laughing about? Aren’t you afraid of not being able to close your mouth?”
I shout loudly: “Who has seen me open my mouth?” To conclude:
Cloud drifts around the mountains, the moon rises above the sea.
There is no mouth to open, and no mind to perceive.
The Jade Rabbit is pregnant, a pearl oyster holds the moon.
A clay bull walks into the sea, and bellows the dragon made of wood!
~The End~
[1]
In Land of Peach Blossom, Tao Yuan-Ming (365-427 AD) told a story about a lost fisherman
who discovered a paradise village hidden in a nearby mountain.
[2]
Buddha nature-the universal nature of all living beings.
[3]
In Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), a wooden fish-shaped case was often used to deliver letters.