The beings in my own mind are infinite; I vow to liberate them.
The afflictions in my own mind are infinite; I vow to end them.
The teachings in my own nature are inexhaustible; I vow to study them.
The buddhahood in my own nature is supreme; I vow to attain it.
Good friends, doesn't everyone say, "Beings are infinite; I vow to liberate them?" Speaking this way doesn't mean I am going to do the liberating. Good friends, the beings in the mind are delusion, deception, immorality, jealousy, malice--states of mind like this are all beings. Each of you must liberate yourselves through your own essential nature; that is called true liberation.
---The Sutra of Hui-neng (The Platform Sutra)---
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