Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
BODHIDHARMANeither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
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As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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At every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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Life and death are important. Don’t suffer them in vain.
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If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it’s the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
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Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape.
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To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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