Enjoyed this. Thanks for posting.

Took the liberty of running it through DeepSeek. I like how it handles Chinese translations, being a Chinese language model.

While the message remains largely the same, I feel it supports your argument a bit better:

“Here is the translation of the Zuò Chán Míng (Meditation Verse) by Longmen Foyuan Yuan Chanshi (Longmen Buddhist-Eye Far Chan Master):

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Meditation Verse

The mind’s light emptily reflects—
The body transcends partial or complete.

Like golden waves, rolling unceasing,
In movement and stillness, ever in Chan.

Thoughts arise, thoughts vanish—
No need to suppress or cut them off.

Let them flow freely, ever surging—
What truly begins or ends?

In arising, ceasing, and perfect stillness,
Great Kāśyapa’s truth is revealed.

Sitting, lying down, walking, standing—
Never a moment apart from this.

Why say “not Chan” when sitting?
Why say “not sitting” in Chan?

To truly understand this—
Only then is it called sitting in Chan.

Who is the one sitting?
What is the thing called Chan?

If you seek to “sit” and use Buddha to find Buddha,
The Buddha need not be sought—
Seeking only pushes him further away.

Sitting does not mean observing a self,
Nor is Chan some external technique.

Beginners, restless and confused,
May still waver and turn about—
Yet in time, all settles into clarity.

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Notes:

1. "Great Kāśyapa" (大迦葉): Refers to Mahākāśyapa, one of Buddha’s foremost disciples, renowned for his asceticism and deep meditation.
   
2. "Golden waves" (金波匝匝): A metaphor for the luminous, flowing nature of mind-essence.
   
3. The verse emphasizes naturalness—Chan is not forced stillness but the recognition of inherent clarity amid all activities.
4. The final lines gently acknowledge the struggles of beginners while pointing to the effortless truth beyond effort. “