#dongshan

"如是之法　佛祖密附  The dharma of thusness is intimately transmitted by buddhas and ancestors.

Just don’t seek from another Or you’ll be far estranged from self.

Dongshan said, “The whole, great treasury of the teaching is only one word; ‘This’.” [0299c03] 洞山曰。一大藏教。祇是個之字。 Dots and strokes are distinct, but don’t refer to the basis—. How many times did the Old Hun fail to bring it up? Better off entrusting this to Wang Youjun, Where infinite elegance returns in his hands. [0299c04] 點畫分明無道理。老胡幾度提不起。不如分付王右軍。無限風流歸手裡。

When Caoshan took leave of Dongshan, Dongshan asked, "Where are you going?" Caoshan replied, "To an unchanging place." Dongshan retorted, "If it is an unchanging place, how could there be any going?" Caoshan replied, "The going is also unchanging."

Dongshan said, "The whole, great treasury of the teaching is only one word; 'This'." [0299c03] 洞山曰。一大藏教。祇是個之字。 Dots and strokes are distinct, but don't refer to the basis—^1 How many times did the Old Hun^2 fail to bring it up? Better off entrusting this to Wang Youjun,^3 Where infinite elegance returns in his hands. [0299c04] 點畫分明無道理。老胡幾度提不起。不如分付王右軍。無限風流歸手裡。 1 ch. lǐ 理, is the principle, what's inherent, or the absolute basis/pattern etc., as opposed to shì 事, which is the phenomena, worldly affairs, things-in-themselves etc. 2 The Buddha. 3 A highly regarded calligrapher (265-420 CE).