"Bodhi originally has no tree,

The bright mirror also has no stand,

Fundamentally there is not a single thing,

Where could dust arise?"

— Huineng (in response to Shenxiu's poem about polishing the mirror of mind):

"The body is the bodhi tree,

The mind is like a bright mirror's stand,

At all times we must strive to polish it,

And must not let dust collect."