Which Mind Neither Eliminates Delusions Nor Seeks Truth?

Chan Master Yongjia said: "Do not eliminate delusions, do not seek the true." This is spoken from the perspective of the true mind, meaning True Suchness has no delusions, therefore it does not eliminate them; True Suchness itself does not practice, it does not cultivate precepts, meditative concentration, or wisdom, nor does it seek to understand the mind and see its nature, nor does it wish to become a Buddha. Therefore, it has no desire to realize itself. Master Yongjia was a deeply wise enlightened being, thus he could directly perceive the nature of the true mind, and his teachings were all truths concerning the mind of reality. Those who have not awakened speak from the perspective of the conscious mind and mental consciousness, all involving conditioned phenomena, illusory dharmas, not touching upon the supreme meaning. Between those who have attained the Way and those who have not, their wisdom is often as vastly different as heaven and earth. After learning the Buddha's teachings and practicing, the nature of our deluded conscious mind is constantly pondering: How to eliminate deluded thoughts and distractions? How to purify the mind? How to be free from greed, hatred, and delusion? How to realize the true mind and find one's own nature? Yet the true mind never thinks of these things. It also does not consider how to attain liberation? How to become a Buddha? How to uphold precepts? How to cultivate meditative concentration and wisdom? The true mind does not consider these matters; they are irrelevant to it, because it is beyond birth and death. Therefore, the true mind does not practice.

Layman Pangyun's verse: The mind is like the mirror, neither real nor unreal. It neither clings to existence nor abides in non-existence; He is neither a sage nor a saint. The ordinary person who understands things finds it easy, easy indeed; Within these five aggregates lies true wisdom. The ten-direction worlds are one vehicle, the same; How could the formless Dharma-body be dual? If one discards afflictions to enter Bodhi, I know not where the Buddha-land might be.