5月8日

參禪三境界
唐 青原行思 ( 671~740 )

參禪前，見山是山，見水是水；
參禪時，見山不是山，見水不是水；
參禪悟道後，見山是山，見水是水。

──選自《青原山志略》

May 8

The Three Stages of Chan Practice
Qingyuan Xingsi (671 - 740, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

Before Chan,
a mountain is a mountain, water is water;

During Chan,
a mountain is no longer a mountain, water no longer water;

After Chan and enlightenment,
a mountain is once again a mountain, and water once again water.

── from Qingyuanshan Zhilue (Chronicles of Mt. Qingyuan)