There were two principal methods of self-cultivation which Bodhidharma taught.
Koan
What is a hua t’ou? Master Hsu Yun
In ancient times, the Patriarchs and Ancestors directly pointed at the mind for realisation of self-nature and attainment of Buddhahood. Like Bodhidharma who ‘quietened the mind’ and the Sixth Patriarch who only talked about ‘perception of self-nature’, all of them just advocated the outright cognizance (of it) without any more ado…
Chant the Wind, by Kusan Sunim
I venture to suggest to this assembly: ‘Even in a dirty place the true nature of all beings is always pure.’ …
Buddhism now 