Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
BODHIDHARMAThe essence of the Way is detachment.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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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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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is the Buddha
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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.
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The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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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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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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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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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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