A monk asked Daiju:
Q. Are words the
Mind?
A. No, words are
external conditions; they are not the Mind.
Q. Apart from
external conditions, where is the Mind to be sought?
A. There is no
Mind independent of words. [That is to say, the Mind is in the words, but is
not to be identified with them.]
Q. If there is no
Mind independent of words, what is the Mind?
A. The Mind is
formless and imageless. The truth is, it is neither independent of nor
dependent upon words. It is eternally serene and free in its activity. Says the
Patriarch, ‘When you realize that the Mind is no Mind, you understand the Mind
and its workings.’
Daiju further
writes: “That which produces all things is called Dharma-nature, or Dharmakaya.
By the so-called Dharma is meant the Mind of all beings. When the Mind is
stirred up, all things are stirred up. When the Mind is not stirred up, there
is no stirring and there is no name...”
(quoted by Daisetz
Teitaro Suzuki)
