四大由來造化功 / sì dà yóu lái zào huà gōng /
Skilfully Crafted from the Four Great Elements
Category:
One Stroke Calligraphy_Poetry 一筆字：古德悟道詩
Description:
四大由來造化功
唐 趙州從諗禪師（778～897）
四大由來造化功，有聲全貴裏頭空；
莫嫌不語凡夫說，只為宮商調不同。
──《五燈會元》卷四
Skilfully Crafted from the Four Great Elements
Zhaozhou Congshen (778 - 897, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: William Chong
Skilfully crafted from the Four Great Elements,
Emitting sounds due to the emptiness within.
Do not fault them for not conversing with the masses,
Simply because royalty and merchants sing different tunes.
── from Wudeng Huiyuan (Compendium of Five Lamps)
References:
星雲大師全集【書法類】古德悟道詩 The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun: Calligraphy-Poetry
