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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.

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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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Free Liberation Oneself Word
The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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Body Budhha Mind Original Rel
Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form.
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Delusion Humanity Humbling Mean Real Reverence Self Worship
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
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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All Dharma Nature Pure Truth
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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Appear Birth Budhha Death Disappear Freely Move Will
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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Buddha Look Mind See Use
As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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Enthrailed Free Lifeless Long
The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Always Mind Present See
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
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
When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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Depend Reality Understand You
Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Buddha Nonsense Practice
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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Create Delusion Enlightenment
All Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays all Buddhas.
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Buddha Cling Concrete Crush Emptiness Idea Preach Student
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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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.

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