The One Mind That All Buddhas Teach

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Huangbo said, "The dharma that all Buddhas teach is the same dharma—the One Mind. This Mind is without beginning, is unborn and indestructible. It is not green nor yellow, and has no form or appearance. It does not belong to the categories of things which exist or do not exist, nor is it to be considered new or old. It is neither long nor short, big nor small, for it transcends all limits, measures, names, traces, and comparisons." A monk asked, "Then how should one practice?" Huangbo said, "There is nothing to practice. Just let things be in their own way, and there will be neither coming nor going. This is called the One Mind, and there is no other dharma besides it."

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Attribution

• Speaker
  Huangbo Xiyun

Lineage: Linji

By Huangbo Xiyun

• Cease to Cherish Opinionsproverb
• On the Transmission of Mind: One Mindsermon
• No Distinction Between Ordinary and Holysermon
• One Mind, Nothing Elseproverb
• Mind Is Empty Like Spaceproverb

From Chuanxin Fayao

• Cease to Cherish Opinions
• On the Transmission of Mind: One Mind
• No Distinction Between Ordinary and Holy
• Chuánxīn Fǎyào (Essentials of Mind Transmission)

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Chuanxin Fayao (Essential Dharma of Mind Transmission)

  Chuanxin Fayao: The One Mind That All Buddhas Teach