The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.

Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

If you see your nature, you don't need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?

Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.

One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.

Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.