One Mind, Nothing Else

Text

All the Buddhas and all sentient beings are nothing but the One Mind — there is no other dharma. This mind has been there from the beginning. It is not born and does not die.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

license: cc_by

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Huangbo Xiyun

Lineage: Linji

By Huangbo Xiyun

• Cease to Cherish Opinionsproverb
• On the Transmission of Mind: One Mindsermon
• No Distinction Between Ordinary and Holysermon
• The One Mind That All Buddhas Teachdialogue
• Mind Is Empty Like Spaceproverb

Sources

• contentThe Kōan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism

  Heine, Steven & Dale S. Wright (eds.)

  pp. 3–28

• contentZen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice

  Hori, Victor Sōgen