To be bigoted & argue with others, is to subject one's essence of mind to the bitterness of mundane existence.
HuinengA finger points at the moon, but the moon is not at the tip of the finger. Words points at the truth, but the truth is not in words.
HuinengGood friends, how then are meditation and wisdom alike? They are like the lamp and the light it gives forth. If there is a lamp there is light; if there is no lamp there is no light. The lamp is the substance of light; the light is the function of the lamp. Thus, although they have two names, in substance they are not two. Meditation and wisdom are also like this.
Huineng