The Dharma Mind

[T]he subtlety of the Dharma of Mind is indicated from several scriptural citations, such as:

“With one’s mind cultivated and absorbed, one contemplates that all dharmas neither move nor regress.”

“The mind, Buddha, and sentient beings—these three are without distinction.”

“Destroying the atomic objects in the mind is transcendent to all the scrolls of Scripture in the Grand Chiliocosm.”

Basically, the category Dharma of Mind conveys the practical way of conceiving all dharmas. Since all dharmas are contained in one’s mind, Chih-i affirms that Buddhahood can be attained through contemplating one’s mind. (Vol. 2, Page 69)

The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra: Tien-tai Philosophy of Buddhism