Verses on the Faith Mind, by Sen-Tsang, the third Zen Patriarch.
The Great Way is not difficult for those of us who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised.
Make the smallest distinction and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart.
If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinions for or against anything.
To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease of the mind.
When the deep meaning of things is not understood the mind’s essential peace is disturbed to no avail.
The Way is perfect like vast space where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess.
Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things, nor in inner feelings of emptiness.
Be serene in the oneness of things and such erroneous views will disappear all by themselves.
When you try to stop activity to achieve passivity your very effort fills you with activity. As long as you remain in one extreme or the other you will never know Oneness.
Sogyal Rinpoche ~ The Mind and the Nature of Mind
We usually think of our mind as just thoughts and emotions, but according to the teachings of Buddha, these makeup only one aspect of the mind.