Let me explain the meaning, ha ha..... actually not from me, the
explanation is from AEN's master. He said "No Bodhi" poem is not
great enlightenment because there is still an emptiness（空相） whereas
this poem which was composed after Master Hui Neng was enlightened.
Meaning after the 5th master explained the Diamond sutra to Master
Hui Neng.
There is not even a （空相）in this poem, so it is considered great
enlightenment.
惠能无支俩，- 我没有一个法可修，所以也没有一个法可灭。所以面对这个念头，也不必去灭。
不断百思想，- 我照样有在想，但是我不被迷，不被这个念头所迷。
对境心数起，- 我面对外在的，面对念头，我知道好坏，但我不起无明。
菩提作么长。- 菩提还是圆滚滚的。菩提依然清净光明。
Ch'an Patriarch Hui Neng's first poem conveys only the initial
realization of our luminous essence, with the dualistic tendency
still strong, there is a strong tendency to cling to the formless
presence.
The initial realization of this essence is only the formless,
luminous, bright and lucid, unborn aspect of our essence... the
aspect that pristine awareness does not lose its lucidity and
brightness and no dust can alight whether in samsara or nirvana. At
this point, Awareness can still be seen dualistically - as an
ultimate background of phenomena, a lucid void behind all
manifestation.
The second poem conveys the insight into non-duality... the
aspect that all phenomena (all thoughts, sight, sound, etc) are the
expression of the same essence and nature.
It is the realization that 心，佛，众生, 三无差别. It is the realization
that there isn't three things: thinker, thinking, and thought, but
only a self-luminous process of thinking/thoughts without thinker.
It is the realization that there isn't three things: seer, seeing,
and seen, but only a self-luminous process of seeing/scenery
without seer. The expression/manifestation itself is
Buddha-Nature.
Related to a summary of my recent writing... (am thinking of
sending it to my teacher as well)
深入观行, 婆酰迦经.
了悟经旨, 直指无心.
无执能所, 忘却身心.
方知见性, 只需明相.
明相见性, 见色明心.
真心空性, 随缘显相.
迷时幻相, 悟时真心.
山河大地, 原是法身.
色声香味, 尽是妙心.
