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The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain, Part 1 61 Now We have repeatedly suggested to you that you Might marry a husband and continue to live in the palace. If the husband you marry shows himself a loyal servant, I’ll entrust the entire realm of myriad miles to that man! Your eldest sister marries a scholar as her prince consort, And your second sister wants an officer as her husband. My daughter, whatever you want, a scholar or soldier— Yours the choice, as you wish—tell me and let me know!’’ The emperor said: ‘‘In Our palace We have only three daughters. As they are now in the prime of their youth it is fitting that they should marry a prince consort to protect the nation and protect the people and to execute transformation on behalf of Heaven. Your eldest sister marries a scholar, and your second sister marries an officer. Firstly they are capable of filial piety, and secondly they are capable of obedience. This shows that determination does not depend on the number of one’s years. By nature they understand filial piety, the Great Rite of this world! Marvelous Goodness, what would you like?’’ The third princess stepped forward and replied: ‘‘The body of your child may be the same [as that of her sisters], but her heart is not. Each has her own way of seeing. I implore you, daddy, to look into this as clearly as a bright mirror.’’ When one expanse of white clouds blocks the valley entrance, Many homing birds lose their way as they search for their nest. Namo Guanshiyin pusa Marvelous Goodness that very moment hastened to reply: ‘‘My father and emperor, please be so kind as to reconsider. Daddy, you are worried because you lack a crown prince, But I am sorrowed by birth and death—there’s nothing else. My father, in vain you possess quantities of gold and treasure, How can you escape from the endless cycle of birth and death? My fate resembles nothing so much as a candle in the wind, It’s hard to find people of a hundred years here in this world. Terrifying and ruling the mountains and rivers is a game of Go, The worldly affairs of a hundred years are all just like a dream.
62 ThePreciousScrollofIncenseMountain,Part1 If one calmly thinks of all the affairs of past and of present, Even a reputation that rises to heaven turns out to be empty. Day in, day out their thunderous shouts wish you myriad years— When King Yama summons you, not one makes himself heard! A garden hut is a better abode than your palace of yellow gold, A hempen cassock is a smarter dress than a gown of brocade. Merit, fame, and power wane: snow melting in boiling water! Grasp the opportunity to change your ways: practice cultivation. As long as you still have your breath, you can widely employ it, But on the day Impermanence arrives, all affairs come to an end. 39 The civil arts of a literary scholar will all have been in vain, The martial skills of a military man will have been useless too. Even though your name was listed on the golden placard, Your brocade gown and jade belt will have become empty. I’d rather practice cultivation in the clear breeze by moonlight; If you study the Way after you get old, it’s hard to achieve the fruit. If I married a prince consort, it would be like being buried alive In the prison of the earth, with not a single means of escape. I know that my two sisters are marrying a prince consort, But my only ambition in this life is to achieve buddhahood. Whether a civil official or a military officer—I want neither, Because what I want with all my heart is to become a nun!’’ Marvelous Goodness replied to her father: ‘‘Even though there may be loyal servants and filial sons, brave volunteers and human men, how can they replace you in the hour of one’s death? My heart is pained by the sufferings of hell. Our attachment to life is the cause, and our attachment to desires is the condition. Cause and condition intermingle, and we die ten thousand times to be reborn ten thousand times, changing our head and replacing our face as we wander and roam on the six roads without any hope of deliverance. 40 But as soon as one cuts off attachments and desires, one can achieve buddhahood, and thereby able to vastly manifest [different bodily forms throughout the universe], one can meet [the needs] and bring benefit to all sentient beings so that we all together ascend the shore of Enlightenment!’’ A spark from stone, a flash of lightning: it’s hard to set a term, So start cultivating as quick as hell, as early here is still too late.
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