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# 少室六門 1.92

少室六門 1.92

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2009.1.92)

我本求心心自持　求心不得待心知  
佛性不從心外得　心生便是罪生時  
我本求心不求佛　了知三界空無物  
若欲求佛但求心　只這心心心是佛

> Originally seeking mind, the mind maintains itself; / Seeking mind without obtaining it, one awaits the mind to know. / The Buddha-nature is not obtained outside the mind; / When mind arises is precisely when sin is born. / Originally I sought mind and did not seek Buddha, / Completely knowing that the three realms are empty and without things. / If you wish to seek Buddha, merely seek mind; / Only this mind, mind, mind is Buddha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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