Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
BODHIDHARMAIf 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.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Those who worship don’t know, and those who know don’t worship.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
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Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form.
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But when you first embark on the Path, your awareness won’t be focused. You’re likely to see all sorts of strange, dreamlike scenes. But you shouldn’t doubt that all such scenes come from your own mind and nowhere else.
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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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At every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they’re full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don’t consider the past. And they don’t worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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