6月8日

本來人
唐 長沙景岑 ( 生卒年不詳 )

學道之人不識真，只為從來認識神；
無始劫來生死本，癡人喚作本來人。

──選自《景德傳燈錄》

June 8

Inherently Human
Changsha Jingcen (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

Those who study the Way do not recognize the truth;
Like those of old, they only recognize the spirit.
Infinite kalpas ago it was the origin of birth and death;
Ignorant people are called inherently human.

── from Jingde Chuandeng Lu (Records of the Transmission of the Lamp)