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.
BODHIDHARMAThe 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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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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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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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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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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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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