The mind of the Buddha or an enlightened being includes everything, yet nothing is in its mind. Anything in the mind is like a blemish on a mirror, preventing it from reflecting clearly. Neither are things really outside the mind; rather, it is due to the existence of the mind that everything else happens, that everything else seems to exist, just as light is perceived only because it reflects off objects.

If a person's mind is truly clear, then the mind is silent. At the same time, it functions. The person's mind is no longer moved by discrimination; it is empowered by wisdom. A pure mind will interact with, or reflect on, any sentient being who comes in contact with it. However, the mind is not doing anything.

When the mind is truly clear, there is neither an inside nor an outside. If either exists, then both must exist. Things on the inside and outside cannot exist independently of each other. Furthermore, when there is an inside and outside, then there are also discriminations and obstructions. Only when there is nothing inside or out can the mind reflect like a mirror. At this time, the mind functions through wisdom. It has no intention of doing one thing and not another. It does not help one sentient being and avoid another.