Huineng

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

— Huineng

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

— Huineng

The capacity of the mind is broad and huge, like the vast sky. Do not sit with a mind fixed on emptiness.…

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

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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,…

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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,…

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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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The secret is within your self.

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The complete teachings of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - are to be found within the essence of every human…

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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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Sit all together in meditation. Become peacefully calm and quiet, without motion, without stillness, without birth, without destruction, without coming or going,…

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To be bigoted & argue with others, is to subject one's essence of mind to the bitterness of mundane existence.

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There is no Bodhi tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight

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Our Essence of Mind is intrinsically pure, and if we knew our mind and realized what our nature is, all of us…

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Since in reality all is void, Whereon can the dust fall?

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Within our impure mind the pure one is to be found.

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Look within!... The secret is inside you.

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Good friends, how then are meditation and wisdom alike? They are like the lamp and the light it gives forth. If there…

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The meaning of life is to see.

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Because wisdom is innate, we can all enlighten ourselves.

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