The wise man strives to no goals
but the foolish man fetters himself.
There is one Dharma, not many;
distinctions arise from the clinging needs of the ignorant.
To seek Mind with discriminating mind
is the greatest of all mistakes.

Sengcan

from the book Hsin-Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith-Mind

translated by Richard B. Clarke


source: http://terebess.hu/english/hsin.html#3


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