空诵但循声,明心号菩萨。但信佛无言,莲花从口发。

“汝今名法达,勤诵未休歇,
空诵但循声,明心号菩萨;
汝今有缘故,吾今为汝说,
但信佛无言,莲花从口发。”

惠能

“Your useless recitation merely follows sound, while one who understands his mind is called a Bodhisattva.

Believe that the sutra has no words, and the Lotus blooms from your mouth.”

Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng

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