“Nothing is born, nothing is destroyed. Away with you dualism, your likes and dislikes. Every single thing is just One Mind. When you have perceived this, you will have mounted the Chariot of the Buddhas.” MindBornLikesDestroyedJust OneDislikeChariotsDualismLikes And Dislikes Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“To make use of your mind to think conceptually is to leave substance and attach yourself to form” ThinkingMindUseFormSubstance Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“All Buddhas and ordinary people are just one mind. This mind is beyond all measurements, names, oppositions: this very being is it; as soon as you stir your mind you turn away from it.” PeopleMindTurnsNamesOrdinaryJust OneOppositionOrdinary PeopleMeasurement Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“People are scared to empty their minds fearing that they will be engulfed by the void. What they don't realize is that their own mind is the void.” PeopleMindWisdomSpiritualRealizingMeditationEmptyScaredVoid Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate.” MindStonesPositivitySeekingWoodsCeaseAbandonGatesHere And ThereRight Road Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“On seeing one thing, you see all things. On perceiving an individual's mind, you perceive all mind. Glimpse one truth, and all truth is present in your vision, for there is nowhere at all that is devoid of the Truth.” MindIndividualVisionSeeingOne ThingAwarenessTruth IsAll ThingsPerceiveGlimpse Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“...concepts are related to the senses; and, when feeling takes place, wisdom is shut out.” MindFeelingsWords Of WisdomConceptsSensesRelated Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“The nature of the Absolute is neither perceptible nor imperceptible; and with phenomena it is just the same. But to one who has discovered his real nature, how can there be anywhere or anything separate from it?... ...Therefore it is said: 'The perception of a phenomenon IS the perception of the Universal Nature, since phenomena and Mind are one and the same.'” MindSaidRealNaturePerceptionUniversalAbsolutesPhenomenon Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion.” PeopleWorldMindRealityEvilSpeakActivitySpringEnlightenmentMouthsRootsTransformationProfitSubstanceDiscussionBranchesNeglectCosmicIllusoryChatter Author:Huangbo Xiyun
“...Therefore it is said: 'The perception of a phenomenon IS the perception of the Universal Nature, since phenomena and Mind are one and the same.'” MindSaidPerceptionUniversalPhenomenon Author:Huangbo Xiyun
