洱海銀濤奇觀

七月起程回國。由臘戌過漢龍關。即雲南邊境。而免寧。龍陵。景東。蒙化。趙州下關。至大理府。觀洱海銀濤。聲聞數里。歎為奇觀。猶如白龍翻波逐浪。跳躍潛藏隱顯其中。殊為奇特異景。

宣化偈曰：
洱海銀濤造化微。山川鍾靈演玄機。
對境觀心心不得。超然解脫大自在。

Witnessing a strange sight at Erh Hai Lake

The Master started traveling back to china in the seventh lunar month. From La Shu, he went through Han Lung Pass, which is on the Yunnan border. He pressed on through Mien Ning, Ching Tung, Meng Hua, and the lower pass of Chao Chou. When he got to Ta Li Fu, he saw the silvery waves or Erh Hai Lake, the booming sound of which could be heard for miles. It was intriguing. It resembled a white dragon diving through the waves; leaping out of the depths, it would suddenly appear or disappear. This was remarkable scenery indeed.

The verse says:
Within the silvery waves or Erh Hai Lake lie some subtle secrets of nature.
The mountains' and rivers' auspiciousness display mysterious motions.
One looks at the mind in face of this scenery, but the mind cannot be got at. 
The transcendental liberation is great self-mastery!