Verse on Contemplating the Mind 观心偈

Master Wang Xianglu | 2018-06-23 | Download | AI assisted translation

万事缘空 何苦作真 All things are empty through conditions; why take them as real?
一切放下 惟有观心 Let go of everything; only contemplate the mind.
心本不有 烦恼何起 Mind is originally nonexistent; how can afflictions arise?
即此一转 便是妙诀 This single turning is the wondrous key.
求佛得一 求己得七 Seek the Buddha and gain one; seek yourself and gain seven.
此虽世道 即是佛法 Though this is a worldly principle, it is precisely the Buddhadharma.
烦恼若息 顿得清凉 When afflictions cease, one immediately attains cool clarity.
能自觉者 无上威光 Those who awaken themselves possess unsurpassed majesty and radiance.
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