雲門匡真禪師廣錄 2.8

2.8

The Master sometimes said: "If one says 'the mind itself is Buddha', one is provisionally mistaking a servant for the master; birth and death and nirvāṇa are just like cutting off one's head to seek life. If one speaks of Buddha and speaks of patriarchs, the intention of the Buddha and the intention of the patriarchs are very much like replacing your eyes with soapberries."