參禪三偈
宋 蘇軾（1037～1101），號東坡居士

題西林壁
橫看成嶺側成峰，遠近高低各不同，
不識廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中。

觀潮
西湖煙雨浙江潮，未到千般恨不消，
及至歸來無一事，西湖煙雨浙江潮。

贈東林總長老
溪聲盡是廣長舌，山色無非清凈身，
夜來八萬四千偈，他日如何舉似人。

Three Chan Poems
Su Shi (1037 - 1101, Song Dynasty)
English translation: Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism

A Wall Inscription in Xilin Temple
A mass from across but a peak from the side,
Far, near, high, low, each is a view of sight;
Why fail to see the real face of Mount Lu?
Because right inside the Mountain of Lu is where you are at.

Observing the Tide
Misty rains of West Lake, and tides in Zhejiang,
Unless truly there, a thousand resentments will linger;
Having finally arrived, everything seemed purposeless,
Still the misty rains of West Lake, and still the tides in Zhejiang.

Presented to Elder Zong of Donglin Monastery
The babbling creeks are His broad, long tongue;
The scenic mountains are nothing but His pure body.
Nightfall brings eighty-four thousand gathas,
In days ahead, how to present them to others?