Farewell to the Forum with Two Heptasyllabic Regulated Verses
2002-09-05 10:11:00
Having been away from the internet for half a month, I feel keenly that internet matters consume too much time. Life is short, and there are so many unfinished matters that require all of one's body and mind to verify and realize — there truly is no spare time to waste here. For everything I have done here before, I now repent of each and every act, dedicating the merit to the Dharma Realm, wishing that all sentient beings may leave suffering and attain happiness, forever free from the cycle of rebirth. I conclude with two heptasyllabic regulated verses to bid farewell to the internet. Until the great matter of life and death is resolved, I shall never set foot online again.
Worshipping Buddha and seeking Chan is merely greed
Chasing life, fleeing calamity — all foolish talk
Awakening dazzles sleepy eyes, the heart truly narrow
Bitterness and joy stir emotions, wine makes one even more obtuse
Emptiness itself should be abandoned — how much more its clinging to existence
Even "one" cannot stand — how can three be entertained?
Startling wind, the sun adrift, clouds and sand turn crimson
Waves surge through a thousand rivers, entering the ocean's blue
Chasing the current, clinging to love — there is never an end
Hair loose, mingling with the dust — one consistent foolishness
The moon surges over clustered mountains, the grey sea still
Clouds float past a lone island, the sheer cliff perilous
Sand-rock, water-house, standing against the wind
Straw horse, mud ox, galloping through the waves
The Northern Dipper tilts, the Southern Dipper crimson
The Milky Way gurgles, echoing spring's thaw