(In the mountain there, I took off my clothes and practiced Zen meditation sitting cross-legged on a rock on which I put down all my clothes, not caring about losing my life, for seven days without eating until I fell spontaneously. Since someone did not necessarily bring any food, I often did not have a meal for days and days.)
（そこの山で7日間も食べず、岩の上に着物を引いて命も惜しまず、自然に転げ落ちるまで座禅をしました。誰かが食べ物を持ってくるわけでもないので何日も何日も食事しないことが多かったのです）