Buddhahood cannot be attained elsewhere;
If this goal is sought outside oneself,
Even the efforts of countless eons
Will fail to bear any fruit.
Search not, strive not;
Let your mind rest in its natural state.
If this goal is sought outside oneself,
Even the efforts of countless eons
Will fail to bear any fruit.
Search not, strive not;
Let your mind rest in its natural state.
— MACHIK LADRON (twelfth century) —
