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Philosophy of Mind Quotes by Huineng

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When our mind works freely without any hindrance, and is at liberty to 'come' or to 'go', we attain Samadhi of Prajna,…

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Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.

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Zazen is seated meditation-the opposite of contemplation-the emptying of the mind of all thoughts in order simply to be. In the midst…

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To meditate means to realize inwardly the imperturbability of the Essence of Mind. The reason why we are perturbed is because we allow ourselves…

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When our mind works freely without any hindrance, and is at liberty to 'come' or to 'go', we attain Samadhi of Prajna, or liberation.…

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The capacity of the mind is broad and huge, like the vast sky. Do not sit with a mind fixed on emptiness. If you do, you will fall into a neutral kind of emptiness. Emptiness includes the sun, moon, stars, and planets, the great earth, mountains and rivers, all trees and grasses, bad people and good people, bad things and…

Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.

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Words are not truth. Truth is like the moon, and words are like my finger. I can point to the moon with my finger,…

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As one lamp serves to dispel a thousand years of darkness, so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance.

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A finger points at the moon, but the moon is not at the tip of the finger. Words points at the truth, but the…

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Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be…

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It is your minds that are moving.

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By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.

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Before you think good or evil, who are you?

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The truth is to be lived, not just mouthed.

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