3月28日

塵勞迥脫
唐 黃檗希運 ( ?~850 )

塵勞迥脫事非常，緊把繩頭做一場；
不經一番寒徹骨，怎得梅花撲鼻香？

──選自《宛陵錄》

March 28th

Separation from Worldly Passions
Huangbo Xiyun ( ? - 850, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Sasha Lyapina

Separation from worldly passions is an extraordinary task,
Grab the head of rope and tie it with all your might;
If not for the bone-biting winter cold,
How can the plum blossom and its fragrance assail the nostrils?

── from Wanglin Lu (Wanglin Record)