3月10日

木人花鳥
唐 龐蘊 ( ?~808 )

但自無心於萬物，何妨萬物常圍繞；
鐵牛不怕獅子吼，恰似木人見花鳥。
木人本體自無情，花鳥逢人亦不驚；
心境如如只遮是，何慮菩提道不成。

──選自《大慧普覺禪師語錄》

March 10th

Wooden Man, Flowers, and Birds
Pangyun ( ? - 808, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

If the phenomenal world has never crossed one’s mind,
what does it matter if one is constantly being surrounded
by its objects?

An iron ox does not fear a roaring lion; it is just as
flowers and birds in the eyes of a wooden man.

Intrinsically, the wooden man has an insentient nature,
while flowers and birds are never frightened by humans.

Similarly, the mind is just in such a state; why worry
about failure to attain enlightenment?

── from Dahui Pujue Chanshi Yulu (Records of Chan Master Dahui Pujue)