To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, there is a paradise in a flower

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And Eternity in an hour.

——Written by British poet William Blake (1757-1827), translated by Taiwanese essayist Chen Zhifan.

There are several other translations:

See a world in a grain of sand, a paradise in a wild flower;

Put infinity in your hands In the palm of your hand, eternity is collected in a moment. (Translated by Liang Zongdai)

One flower and one world, one sand and one kingdom;

The palm of your hand is boundless, and a moment contains eternal calamity. (Li Shutong)

There is an article on Tianya that writes a similar allusion. The excerpt is as follows:

"One flower, one world" comes from the third chapter of Donglin Temple in Lushan, written by Tang Wo. Laughing Court couplet: The bridge spans the Tiger River, there are three religions and three origins, three people and three laughing words; the lotus blooms in the monk's house, one flower and one world, one leaf and one Tathagata. It is also said that "one sand is one world, one flower is one paradise", which comes from the "Buddhist Scriptures". In the past, when the Buddha picked up the flowers, Kassapa smiled, and then walked towards the bliss (what does Kassapa smile mean?). From a single flower, one can understand the whole world and ascend to heaven. The Buddha is the Buddha. Who can have such a state? !

Buddha said: One flower is one world, one grass is one paradise, one leaf is one Tathagata, one sand is one bliss, one square is one pure land, one smile is one worldly connection, one thought is one tranquility. It's all a state of mind. If you have nothing in your heart, you can create a world with a flower, a paradise with a grass. After understanding these, one flower and one grass is the whole world, and the whole world is empty like flowers and grass.