One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
BODHIDHARMA
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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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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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn’t apparent because it’s shrouded by sensation and delusion.
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Once you stop clinging and let things be, you’ll be free, even of birth and death. You’ll transform everything.
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Those who worship don’t know, and those who know don’t worship.
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To 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.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Leaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall.
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When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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