This time I used different dictionaries and took more time. I also decided to group the characters into sections of 4x4. For clarity, I put a definition for each character next to itself. At the end of each section is a summary, while on the right side, there's a warning narrative or, if you prefer, a roasting of a different sect. Those are arrived at by reading the characters in each section in columns, rather than left to right.
I sure hope that the formatting doesn't break once I post this.
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--------------------- ONE -------------------
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循 - TO FOLLOW
xún
規 - A RULE
guī
守 - TO OBSERVE
shǒu
矩 - PATTERN/REGULATION
jǔ
___________________________________ 循 無 縱 外 blind followers
___________________________________ xún wú zòng wài lack external freedom
無 - LACK
wú
繩 - ROPE
shéng
自 - ONESELF
zì
縛 - BIND
fù
___________________________________ 規 繩 橫 道 tying up the dao
___________________________________ guī shéng héng dào with a rope
縱 - FREE
zòng
橫 - ACROSS
héng
無 - LACK
wú
礙 - OBSTRUCTION
ài
____________________________________ 守 自 無 魔 observe your self
____________________________________ shǒu zì wú mó there's no magic in it
外 - EXTERNAL
wài
道 - METHOD/DAO
dào
魔 - DEMON/MAGIC
mó
軍 - ARMY
jūn
____________________________________ 矩 縛 礙 軍 the army is
____________________________________ jǔ fù ài jūn bound by regulations
THE METHODS OF THE DEMON'S ARMY ARE EXTERNAL.
JUST FOLLOW THE RULE OF OBSERVING INTERNAL PATTERNS,
TO BE FREE AND LACK OBSTRUCTION ANYWHERE.
THERE IS NO ROPE THAT BINDS THE SELF.
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-------------------- TWO ---------------------
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存 - REMAINING
cún
心 - HEART
xīn
澄 - CLEAR
chéng
寂 - SILENT/SOLITUDE
jì
____________________________________ 存 默 恣 緣 remaining silent
____________________________________ cún mò zì yuán comfortable with karma
默 - SILENT
mò
照 - REFLECT
zhào
邪 - POLLUTION
xié
禪 - MEDITATE
chán
____________________________________ 心 照 瓷 墮 their hearts reflect like
____________________________________ xīn zhào cí duò glazed porcelain, let it fall
恣 - COMFORTABLE
zì
瓷 - CHINA(bowl)
cí
意 - DESIRE
yì
忘 - FORGET
wàng
____________________________________ 澄 邪 意 落 clearing away pollution
____________________________________ chéng xié yì luò and all surplus desire
緣 - KARMA
yuán
墮 - LET FALL
duò
落 - SURPLUS
luò
深 - DEEP
shēn
_____________________________________ 寂 禪 忘 深 meditating in solitude
_____________________________________ jì chán wàng shēn they forget the deep mystery
CLEAR AWAY THE REMAINING THINGS IN YOUR HEART, IN SILENCE.
SILENTLY MEDITATE, REFLECTING ON POLLUTION.
COMFORTABLY FORGET EMPTY DESIRE.
LET ALL SURPLUS KARMA FALL AWAY INTO THE DEEP.
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------------------- THREE ---------------------
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坑 - TUNNEL/PIT
kēng
惺 - TRANQUIL
xīng
惺 - UNDERSTAND
xīng
不 - NOT
bù
_____________________________________ 坑 昧 枷 惡 the pit in which they are imprisoned
_____________________________________ kēng mèi jiā ě is dark
昧 - DARK
mèi
帶 - GIRDLE
dài
鎖 - LOCK
suǒ
擔 - BURDEN
dān
_____________________________________ 惺 帶 思 地 considering the earth
_____________________________________ xīng dài sī dì the tranquil girdle
枷 - CANGUE
jiā
思 - CONSIDER
sī
善 - CHARITABLE
shàn
思 - PONDER
sī
_____________________________________ 惺 鎖 善 獄 they are locked up
_____________________________________ xīng suǒ shàn yù in virtuous understanding
惡 - EVIL
ě
地 - EARTH
dì
獄 - PRISON
yù
天 - UNIVERSE
tiān
______________________________________ 不 擔 思 天 unworried
______________________________________ bù dān sī tiān they ponder the universe
LOCKED WITHIN THE DARK GIRDLE OF TRANQUIL NOT-UNDERSTANDING,
YOUR ONLY BURDEN IS TO CONSIDER THOSE STILL IN CANGUES AND
LOOK UPON THEM WITH CHARITY.
THE UNIVERSE IS AN EVIL HELL-HOLE.
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---------- TO BE CONTINUED . . . ---------
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Blyth's and Cleary's translations for comparison follow.
R.H. Blythe:
To follow the compass and keep to the rule is to tie oneself without a rope. Doing what you like in every way is heresy and being among the devil's army. To unify and pacify the mind is quietism and false Zen. Subjectivity and forgetting the objective world is just falling into a deep hole. To be absolutely clear about everything and never to allow oneself to be deceived is to wear chains and a cangue. To think to good and evil is to be in Heaven-and-Hell...
J.C. Cleary:
Following guidelines and keeping to rules is binding yourself with out rope. Being unobstructed in all directions is an army of deluded demons. Keeping the mind clear and still is the perverted Zen of silent illumination. Indulging your inclinations oblivious of entanglements is fall ing into a deep pit. Being alert and awake and undimmed is wearing chains and a cangue. Thoughts of good, thoughts of evil are hell and heaven...
Submitted May 07, 2023 at 10:25PM by Krabice https://ift.tt/Y5GQZeW
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