One party says thought is caused by matter, and the other says matter
is caused by thought. Both statements are wrong; matter and thought are
coexistent. There is a third something of which both matter and thought
are products. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

Just as material things are made of dust, so too are our perceptions
and thoughts mere dust. Just as it takes only a moment to wipe the dust
from the surface of a mirror, so it takes only a moment to become
enlightened, the moment all defiled intentions are cleared from our
consciousness, we will see ourselves in the mirror of perfect truth.
-Master Hsing Yun, “Describing the Indescribable”

Use all your power to free the senses from attachment and aversion
alike, and live in the full wisdom of the Self. Such a sage awakes to
light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is
the night of ignorance to the wise.
-Bhagavad Gita 2:68-69