Monday, 3 April 2023

Baiyun Duan 39: Zhaozhou Can't Comment

A monk asked Zhaozhou, " 'The culmination of the Way is without difficulty—it is only avoiding picking and choosing'—is this not a nest or cave for people today?"

Zhaozhou said, "Someone once asked me this—this old monk has been unable to comment for five years or more."

[0298b02] 趙州因僧問。至道無難唯嫌揀擇。是時人窠窟否。師曰。曾有人問我。老僧直得五年分疎不下。

Firmly unable to comment for five years,
Carrying Great Tang in a leaf boat,
In amongst the billowing waves, vast and distant,
Who knows what other fine thoughts are worth considering?

[0298b04] 分疎不下五年強。一葉舟中載大唐。渺渺兀然波浪裏。誰知別有好思量。



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