恍恍惚兮因緣起,空即當體物聚;
縹縹緲兮由緣謝,體即當空事去。
The cause arises from a haze.
When things gather, emptiness is existence.
The cause disappears into mist.
When things are gone, existence is emptiness.
玉藕空兮華自萌,花開花落蓮成;
翠竹空兮節自生,清骨亮節高風。
From the hollow of the root, lotus flowers grow.
The flowers bloom and wither; the lotus seed pod forms.
The hollow inside of the bamboo produces the nodes.
The stalk is pure, the nodes are lofty, and the style is noble.
宇宙空兮萬物容,雲起星聚黑洞;
至心空兮顯佛性,三昧深禪清淨。
The universe is empty, yet it contains the myriad things.
Clouds form and stars gather around the black hole.*
With the mind emptied the Buddha-nature manifests.
Samadhi, deep Dhyana, pure and clean.
空至極兮否泰來,空即當空永恆。
When emptiness reaches the utmost point, adversity is followed by felicity.
Eternally, emptiness is just emptiness.
*黑洞:恆星演化的最後階段,高密度無輻射的天體。
Black hole: the last stage of a star, which is characterized by such high density that no light is emitted.
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