The Body is a bodhi tree,
The Mind, a standing mirror bright,
At all times polish it diligently
And let no dust alight.
~Shen-Xiu, Fifth Patriarch’s head disciple
Bodhi is no tree
Nor standing mirror bright;
There is nothing to begin with,
Where can the dust alight?
~Six Patriarch Hui-Neng
Upon realizing that "All dharmas are inseparable from the inherent nature." He exclaimed,
“How amazing that the original nature is originally pure!
How amazing that the original nature is unborn and undying!
How amazing that the original nature is inherently complete!
How amazing that the original nature neither moves nor stays!
How amazing that all dharmas come from this original nature!”
~Six Patriarch Hui-Neng
