"菩提本無樹 明鏡亦非台 本來無一物 何處惹塵埃"

"Don`t despise a beginner," said I, "if you are a seeker of supreme enlightenment. You should know that the lowest cla…"

"For him who does not know his own mind there is no use learning Buddhism. On the other hand, if he knows his own mind…"

"As to the Dharma, this is transmitted from heart to heart, and the recipient must realize it by his own efforts."

"The wisdom of enlightenment is inherent in every one of us. It is because of the delusion under which our mind works …"

"You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned, there is no difference between an enlightened man and an i…"

"Our very nature is Buddha, and apart from this nature there is no other Buddha."

"What the ignorant merely talk about, wise men put into actual practice with their mind."

"A foolish passing thought makes one an ordinary man, while an enlightened second thought makes one a Buddha."

"身是菩提樹 心如明鏡臺 時時勤拂拭 勿使惹塵埃"