Author: cheok hong chuan
Date: 04-29-12 14:47
The Three Pillars of Chinese Society The Tao Foundation Part 2.
We continue from Part 1 with Lu Tung-Pin
Here is the famous The One Hundred Character Tablet or Inscription by Lu Tung-Pin [which contains a fusion of the teachings of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism]
養氣忘言守，降心為不為。
動靜知宗祖，無事更尋誰。
真常須應物, 應物要不迷。
不迷性自住，性住氣自回。
氣回丹自結，壺中配坎離。
陰陽生反復，普化一聲雷。
白雲朝頂上，甘露灑須彌。
自飲長生酒，逍遙誰得知。
坐聽無弦曲，明通造化機。
都來二十句，端的上天梯。
The English translation [probably badly re-edited by me] is as follows
To nurture the vital energy, the chi [the breath and energy of life],
Keep watch [focus on your Vipassana breathing] without words [meditate in silence]
To subdue the mind, act without acting [keep your mind still, just be totally aware and observe each thought as it arises and goes without reacting, grasping or clinging - do not fall asleep or have a 'blank 'mind!]
Recognize the Patriarch ['Who' is the one watching 'you' watching? 'Who' is seeing 'your' seeing?] in movement and stillness [in the coming and going of life, what is behind the phenomenon and phantasmagoria of life?]
There is nothing to be concerned about: Who else are you seeking? [why worry about 'you' or 'I' or 'self' - seek what is beyond the kaleidoscope of 'being' and 'existence']
What‘―s true and eternal [the True or Real Nature or Original Self] must respond to beings [i.e. the being as a 'noun' and the being as a 'verb']
[For it] to respond to beings you must not be deluded [by the phenomenon you see, hear etc and the phenomenon that you imagine; see beyond the beyond!]
If you are not deluded [by the karmic state and cycle or birth and death], real nature [the state beyond the karmic state of samsara] remains by itself [the unborn, the uncreated, beyond existence or non-existence]
When real nature remains [by itself; that is, no more karmic residue], vital energy returns by itself
When vital energy returns [by itself], the elixir [Transcendental Enlightenment] spontaneously forms [you need transcendental wisdom to transcend beyond the world of samsaric karma to world of total bliss, of non-dualities]
In the vessel [your bodily form] the fire [of conditioned awareness] and the water [of primordial awareness] are matched
Yin and Yang [positive and negative; phenomenon and noumenon] are born in succession
Universal transformation rolls like thunder [you are at one with the Universe - you have entered into the Inconceivable]
White clouds [Light of Wisdom] cover the peak [your Mind is represented by your head] in the morning
Spring dew [transcendental wisdom] sprinkles down on Sumeru [the spiritual mountain of your being]
Drink for yourself the wine of immortality [eternal being, a Taoist Immortal]
As you roam free [eternally in the cosmic chi of life], no one will know
Sit and listen to the tune of the zither without strings [like Kwan Yin hearing, contemplating and cultivating the eternal pulse of life]
Clearly comprehend the working of creation [the Illuminating Mind - It is all in the Mind-Consciousness! Am I dreaming of a butterfly or a butterfly is dreaming of me!]
It‘―s all in these twenty lines [5 words per line]
A true ladder straight to heaven [back to the primordial Origin]
Lu Tung-Pin
Do some research on Lu Tung-Pin and from Lu Tung-Pin you can then move on to Chang Tzu-Yang [or Chang Po-Tuan] and his fusion writing Wu Chen Pien [Understanding Reality] and later Liu I-Ming and his commentary on the Wu Chen Pien [Understanding Reality].
To be continued ..............
CHC
30/4/12
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