Hakuin on Demons, Nonduality, and Bodhicitta

魔 DEMON
縦你入得不二门無菩提心墮魔
Even if you somehow manage to pass through the gate of nonduality, if you do not have bodhicitta you will still fall into the realm of demons
若人欲到法成就須鞭四弘誓願輪
If you wish to finally and truly attain the Dharma, you must ceaselessly turn the wheel of the Four Great Vows

衆生無邊誓願度
煩惱無盡誓願斷
法門無量誓願學
佛道無上誓願成

jung-saeng mu-byon so-won-do
bon-ne mu-jin so-won-dan
bom-mun mu-ryang so-won-hak
bul-to mu-sang so-won-song

sentient beings (衆生) beyond counting (無邊) I vow (誓願) to save (度)
kleshas (煩惱) without end (無盡) I vow (誓願) to eliminate (斷)
dharma gates (法門) without limit (無量) I vow (誓願) to learn (學)
the buddha way (佛道) unsurpassable (無上) I vow (誓願) to attain (成)

 

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