The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see.
Huangbo XiyunAll 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.
Huangbo Xiyun...concepts are related to the senses; and, when feeling takes place, wisdom is shut out.
Huangbo XiyunThroughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.
Huangbo XiyunConsider the sunlight. You may say that it is near, yet if you pursue it from world to world you will never catch it. You may say it is far, yet it is right before your eyes. Chase it and it always eludes you; run from it and it is always there. From this example you can understand how it is with the true nature of things.
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