2月2日

送針工
元 石屋清珙 ( 1272~1352 )

手攜刀尺走諸方，線去針來日日忙；
量盡前人長與短，自家長短幾時量？

──選自《福源石屋珙禪師語錄》

February 2nd

Needlework
Shiwu Qinggong (1272 - 1352, Yuan Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

Going everywhere with scissors and measuring stick,
The thread goes, the needle comes; busy every day.
Having measured everyone’s long and short,
When will I measure my own long and short?

── from Fuyuan Shiwu Gong Chanshi Yulu
(Records of Chan Master Shiwu Qinggong of Fuyuan Temple)