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.
BODHIDHARMAWhen we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape.
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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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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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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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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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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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You can’t know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
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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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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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