Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
BODHIDHARMALeaving 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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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing, and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding.
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Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist.
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Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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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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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It’s subtle and hard to perceive. It’s like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can’t tell others.
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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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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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