"The past has not gone; the present is a fleeting moment; the future is not yet to come."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"A perception, sudden as blinking, that subject and object are one, will lead to a deeply mysterious understanding; and by this understanding you will awaken to the truth."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Observe things as they are and don't pay attention to other people."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Why seek a doctrine? As soon as you have a doctrine, you fall into dualistic thought."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"...concepts are related to the senses; and, when feeling takes place, wisdom is shut out."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"There exists just the One mind."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"On seeing one thing, you see all things. On perceiving an individual's mind, you perceive all mind. Glimpse one truth, and all truth is present in your vision, for there is nowhere at all that is devoid of the Truth."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"The nature of the Absolute is neither perceptible nor imperceptible; and with phenomena it is just the same. But to one who has discovered his real nature, how can there be anywhere or anything separate from it?... ...Therefore it is said: 'The perception of a phenomenon IS the perception of the Universal Nature, since phenomena and Mind are one and the same.'"

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"Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"...Therefore it is said: 'The perception of a phenomenon IS the perception of the Universal Nature, since phenomena and Mind are one and the same.'"

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"here is only the one reality, neither to be realized nor attained."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Observe things as they are and don’t pay attention to other people. There are some people just like mad dogs barking at everything that moves, even barking when the wind stirs among the grass and leaves."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Nothing is born, nothing is destroyed. Away with you dualism, your likes and dislikes. Every single thing is just One Mind. When you have perceived this, you will have mounted the Chariot of the #Buddhas."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Here it is - right now. Start thinking about it and you miss it."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"Studying the Way' is just a figure of speech, a method of arousing people's interest in the early stages of their development. In fact, the Way is not something which can be studied. Study leads to the retention of concepts, and so the Way is entirely misunderstood."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"From morning till night, we should never rely on a single thing."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"All #Buddhas and ordinary people are just one mind. This mind is beyond all measurements, names, oppositions: this very being is it; as soon as you stir your mind you turn away from it."

– Huangbo Xiyun

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"By the #Dharma is meant the heart, for there is no Dharma apart from the heart.
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– Huangbo Xiyun

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