People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a word, seeking.

A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out.

And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.

Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.