Buddha

deluded, a buddha is a sentient being;
awakened, a sentient being is a buddha.
ignorant, a buddha is a sentient being;
with wisdom, a sentient being is a buddha.

if the mind is warped, a buddha is a sentient being if the mind is impartial, a sentient being is a buddha.

when once a warped mind is produced, buddha is concealed within the sentient being.

if for one instant of thought we become impartial, then sentient beings are themselves buddha.

in our mind itself a buddha exists, our own buddha is the true buddha.

if we do not have in ourselves the buddha mind, then where are we to seek buddha?

– Hui Neng, sixth zen patriarch of China