Bodhidharma

“Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.”

“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”

“If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.”

“People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.”

“But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.”