But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
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.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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This one life has no form and is empty by nature. If you become attached by any form, you should reject it. If you see an ego, a soul, a birth, or a death, reject them all.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something, always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They choose reason over custom. They fix their minds on the sublime and let their bodies change with the seasons.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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People who don’t see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.
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If you see your nature, you don’t need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?
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Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.
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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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The 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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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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