Dé Zhào Jiàng Zhī
resulting in the merit and virtue to summon and tame
Rì Fā Xīn Xiū Zhāi Shāo Xiāng Sòng Jīng Shí Guò Jiē Zhēn Líng Jì Míng
each day, and externalize the True Motive' of the Mind
[Fa Xin- through inner contemplation].
Studing and fasting from meat, having retired into a room to burn joss sticks
(before the idol), and chant the liturgy of the 'Ten Deviations (Shi Guo Jie).
For every one receives the True Marvellous Power,
[when] they sign their name
Wàn Shèng Lái Lín Shí Bié Zhì Rén Kè Dé Wéi Dì Jūn Yù Fŭ Zhī
amidst the Thousand Sages (Wan Sheng).
Approaching the Stone Inscription (Shi) as another
Perfect Man (Zhi Ren) in restraint.
The result is that at the Supreme Monarch's (Di Jun)
Jade Official Residence (Yu Fu) there are the
Chén Liè Cáo Jì Rén Gōng Guò Háo Fēn Wú Shī Shén Xiāo Fēn Qīng Yì Bǎo
Jŭ Ĕr Shēn Dé Dào Zhĕ Nǎi Dāng
officers in their rows.
They are grouped together to watch and jot down a record of merits and faults,
They use fine writing brushes to differentiate everyone
without making any mistakes.
The God in his Heavenly Clouds (Xiao) assigns his own High Officials (Qing)
to likewise protect and raise up one's body so as to gain the Way (Dao).
Therefore, it is suitable that
Dòng Míng Zhì Yán Yĕ Zhū Tiān Zhōng Dà Fàn Yǐn Yŭ Wú Liáng Yīn
Penetrating-Cavity Brilliant-Illumination (Dong Ming)
consists of very Extreme Talk (Zhi Yan).
Likewise, 'The Center of Heaven contains the Great Brahmin'
is an elliptical set of words, [in reality describing an]
enigmatic allusion [consisting] of boundless sound and tone
[note that Great Brahmin (Da Fan) originally means 'the wind in the trees'].
Dào Jūn Xuǎn
The Way (Dao) has a Sovereign who is praised in writing.
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