If someone is determined
to reach enlightenment, what is the most essential method they can practice?
The most essential
method, which includes all other methods, is beholding the mind.
But how can one method
include all others?
The mind is the root from
which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is
included. It's like the root of a tree. All a tree's fruit and flowers,
branches and leaves depend on its root. If you nourish its root, a tree
multiplies. If you cut its root, it dies.
Those who understand
the mind reach enlightenment with minimal effort. Those who don't understand
the mind practice in vain. Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To
find something beyond the mind is impossible.
(The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma)
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