"The mind is always present. You just don't see it."
The Mind is Always Present
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Mind
The Ignorant Mind
"The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion."
The Buddha is Your Real Body
"The Buddha is your real body, your original mind."
Our Nature
"Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature"
Remembering Wrong
"Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind."
Pure Mind
"If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure."
Studying Reality
"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."
Take Life with Ease
"Life is not a tension anywhere except in the minds of humanity. To take life with ease, without any tension, without any hurry — that is not laziness, that is easiness."
Looking for a Buddha
"If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha."
Success and Failure
"But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes."