The Way needs no cultivation;only do not defile it.

What is defilement?When there is the mind of birth and death,with contrived activity and directed seeking,all this is defilement.

If you wish to realise the Way directly,ordinary mind is the Way.

What is meant by ordinary mind?

No contrived activity;no right or wrong;no grasping or rejecting;neither annihilation nor permanence;neither profane nor holy.

Mazu Daoyi (709 CE-788CE), Mazu Daoyi was an influential abbot of Chan/Zen Buddhism during the Tang dynasty. He is known as the founder of the Hongzhou school of Chan. The earliest recorded use of the term "Chan school" is from his Extensive Records.He is most famously known for his two teaching statements: "This Mind is Buddha" (ji xin shi fo 即心是佛) and "Ordinary Mind is the Way.