Essence Quote by Huineng

...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . .

— Sogyal Rinpoche

If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.

— Bodhidharma

The essence of Buddhism is simply that the mind is forever. We are always experiencing different states of mind in one form or another,…

— Frederick Lenz

“Everyone already has a Buddha nature inside of them, but it is almost impossible to see and feel as our awareness is clouded and…

— Ian Tuhovsky

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

— Huineng

“pure mind is like the empty sky, without memory, supreme meditation; it is our own nature, unstirring, uncontrived, and wherever that abides is the…

— longchenpa

The mind of the Buddha is perfect because it is empty and yet it contains all things.

— Frederick Lenz

Whether a Buddha comes into the world or not, the nature of things is still the nature of things. The Buddha is someone who…

— Tsoknyi Rinpoche

All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

— Gautama Buddha

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Buddha  ”

— Alberto Villoldo

“Enlightened Consciousness, or Buddha-nature, as we have seen in the previous chapter, is the mind of mind and the consciousness of consciousness, Universal Spirit…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“relying on our inner experience, which is the only direct way of knowing Buddha, we conceive Him as a Being with profound wisdom and…

— Kaiten Nukariya