2月19日

宇宙空來更有誰
宋 雪竇重顯 ( 980~1052 )

對揚深愛老俱胝，
宇宙空來更有誰？
曾向滄溟下浮木，
夜濤相共接盲龜。

──選自《禪宗頌古聯珠通集》

February 19th

Is There Anything in the Universe but Emptiness?
Xuedou Chongxian (980 - 1052, Song Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

Old Juzhi loved to teach with one finger.
Is there anything in the universe but emptiness?
Once, he threw a piece of driftwood into the great ocean,
In the darkness the waves carried it to a blind seaturtle.

── from Chanzong Songgu Lianzhu Tongji
(Comprehensive Collection of the Chan School's Verses on
Ancient Precedents that are a String of Jewels)