Mind Itself

Our teaching has been handed down by the ancient Buddhas; we do not speak of meditation or spiritual progress, only the arrival at the knowledge and vision of Buddhahood. Mind itself is Buddha; mind, Buddha, sentient beings, enlightenment, affliction, are all different names for the same thing.

You should know that your own mind's aware essence is neither finite nor eternal, by nature neither defiled nor pure. It is still and complete; it is the same in ordinary people and saints, responding effectively without patterns, apart from mind, intellect, and discriminating consciousness.

- Shih-t'ou (700-790)

Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis