There is no sin or merit, no loss or gain.
Do not look for anything in this Nirvanic nature;
Originally a dusty mirror which has never been polished,
Today it must be taken apart and analyzed.


Who has no thoughts? Who has no births?
If the unborn is real, there is nothing not born.
Ask the mechanical wooden puppet
When it will attain Buddhahood through practice.


Put down the four elements, do not cling to anything;
In this Nirvanic nature, feel free to eat and drink.
All phenomena are impermanent; all are empty.
This is the complete enlightenment of the Tathagata.


Surely this is the true vehicle.
One who disagrees is swayed by emotion.
Going directly to the root is the seal of the Buddha;
No point searching for branches or plucking leaves.


The mani pearl is unknown to people;
You can find it in the Tathagata-garbha.
The functions of the six senses are both empty and not empty,
One perfect light with form yet formless.


Purify the five eyes to achieve the five powers.
Only after realization can one comprehend.
To see the image in a mirror is not difficult.
How can one grasp the moon in the water?