• All beings are by nature are Buddhas, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddhas.

    Hakuin Ekaku: All beings are by nature are Buddhas, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddhas.
    As quoted in "Teachings of the Buddha" edited by Jack Kornfield, (p. 207), 1993.

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