You can’t know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
BODHIDHARMAOur true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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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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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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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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Don’t hate life and death or love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you’ll witness the beginning of nirvana, and in death you’ll experience the assurance of no rebirth.
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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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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
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