總監修/星雲大師
文/唐‧黃蘗希運(?~850)
塵勞迥脫事非常,
緊把繩頭做一場;
不經一番寒徹骨,
怎得梅花撲鼻香?
──選自《宛陵錄》
To Free Oneself from Affliction
Huangbo Xiyun (? - 850, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom
(ed. John Gill & Susan Tidwell)
To free oneself from affliction is not easy;
Grasp the rope and pull it tight until
it is done.
Without it being chilled to the core,
How can we smell the plum blossom's
fragrance?
── from Wanglin Lu (Wanglin Record)