Six Lineages, One Message

Āgama: "Be your own island." Nāgārjuna: "Unable to find inner joy, seeking pleasure outside — the mind becomes disturbed." Huayan: "Seek liberation within afflictions, not externally." Sixth Patriarch: "Bodhi is found only within the mind." Mazu: "Complete, lacking nothing — why seek outside?" Linji: "The illness is not trusting yourself." 2,500 years, one message.