The Womb of Buddhas

1. Deep is the tathagata-garbha / with seven kinds of consciousness / the two kinds of grasping that arise / are avoided by the wise
2. The mind is like a reflected image / the result of habit-energy without beginning / for those who see what is real / whatever is seen isn't seen
3. Like fools who see me point to the moon / look at my finger and not at the moon / those who cling to names / don't see this truth of mine
4. The mind is the hero in a play / the will is the hero's confidant / the five forms of consciousness are the cast / projections are the audience.
(Lankavatara Sutra, trans. Red Pine. Paperback edition pp. 243-244.)