November 15th, 2021
Hongren (602-675)
Q: Please point out true mind.
A: You need to have complete confidence and effective determination. Gently quiet your mind; make you own body and mind unfettered and serene, not entangled in any objects at all.
Sit straight, accurately aware, and tune your breathing so that it is properly adjusted.
Examine your mind to see it as not being inside, not being outside, and not being in between.
Observe it calmly, carefully, and objectively; when you master this, you will clearly see that the mind’s consciousness moves in a flow, like a current of water, like heat waves rising endlessly.