Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
BODHIDHARMAUnless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
BODHIDHARMAIn order to see a fish you must watch the water
BODHIDHARMANot thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha…. Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
BODHIDHARMANot suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
BODHIDHARMAI never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
BODHIDHARMAThe essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
BODHIDHARMAIf you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
BODHIDHARMAMortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
BODHIDHARMAOnce you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
BODHIDHARMAThose who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
BODHIDHARMATo have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
BODHIDHARMATo find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.
BODHIDHARMAFreeing oneself from words is liberation.
BODHIDHARMAThe Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
BODHIDHARMAThe Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It’s subtle and hard to perceive. It’s like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can’t tell others.
BODHIDHARMAThe mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind.
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