The Platform Sutra sometimes describes the enlightened mind as a mirror, sometimes as the calm surface of a pond. When there are no deluded thoughts, the mind is calm, like a still pond. Do not confuse no-thought with blank mind; the mirror-minds of enlightened beings continue to react to situations. There is response, but no attachment or self-involvement or self-centeredness. One responds naturally without self-involvement, just as a mirror reflects only what passes in front of it, adding nothing of itself. There is no need for a mirror to reflect anything when nothing is in front of it.
---Master Sheng Yen---
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