The mind of the great sage of India
Was intimately conveyed from west to east
Among human beings are wise ones and fools
But in the way there is no northern or southern Patriarch
The subtle source is clear and bright
The tributary streams flow through the darkness
To be attached to things is illusion
To encounter the absolute is not yet enlightenment
Each and all the subjective and objective spheres
Are related
And at the same time independent
Related yet working differently
Though each keeps its own place
Form makes the character and appearance different
Sounds distinguish comfort and discomfort
The dark makes all words one
The brightness distinguishes good and bad phrases
The four elements return to their nature
As a child to its mother
Fire is hot
Wind moves
Water is wet
Earth hard
Eyes see
Ears hear
Nose smells
Tongue tastes the salt and sour
Each is independent of the other
Cause and effect must return to the great reality
The words high and low are used relatively
Within light there is darkness
But do not try to understand that darkness
Within darkness there is light
But no not look for that light
Light and darkness are a pair
Like the foot before and the foot behind in walking
Each thing has its own intrinsic value
And is related to everything else in function and position
Ordinary life fits the absolute
As a box and its lid
The absolute works together with the relative
Like two arrows meeting in mid-air
Reading words you should grasp the great reality
Do not judge by any standards
If you do not see the Way
You do not see it even as you walk on it
When you walk the Way
It is not near
It is not far
If you are deluded
You are mountains and rivers away from it
I respectfully say to those who wish to be enlightened
Do not waste your time by night or day