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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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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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Arise Awareness Body Buddha Either Mena Mind Prevent
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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All Dharma Nature Pure Truth
Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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Buddha Mind No Without
The true Way is sublime. It can’t be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can’t read a word.
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Express Language Scripture Sublime True Use Way
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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Although Another Call Cling Death Life One
Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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Basically Immaterial Nature See
All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Condition Depend Experience Joy Suffer
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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Buddha Nature Need See Sutras
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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Everything Grow Include Mind Root Thing Understand
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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Alive Death Full Hunger Mortal Worry
Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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Awareness Buddhahood Delusion Mean
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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Behind Truth Ultimate Way Word
Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
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Hold Karma Regard Us
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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Believe Enter Instruction Live Mean Reason
The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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Appearance Detach Essence Freedom Goal Practice Way

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