Translated by Thích Trừng Sỹ
I have never seen the sea
I only know a stream of a river
But I heard a teacher tell
The sea is wider than the river
The sea is vast.
The immensity of blue sea is salty concentration
A human life is like the river
If anyone lives for himself or herself, the heart is narrower than the river.
If anyone lives for all people, the heart is vast.
I have never seen the sea
I only know the stream of the river
But I heard the teacher tell
Do not let your heart be as narrow as the river
Let your heart widen immensity
The immensity of blue sea is salty concentration
The human life is like the river
If anyone lives for himself or herself, the heart is narrower than the river.
If anyone lives for all people, the heart is vast.
I have never seen the Buddha
I only know his picture
But I heard the teacher tell
The Buddha is in the mind
The Buddha is in the mind
Stay in all people
If anyone lives for himself or herself, the Buddha is hidden away.
If anyone lives for all people, the Buddha shows everywhere.”
