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.
BODHIDHARMAAccording to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Leaving 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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To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.
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Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
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Life and death are important. Don’t suffer them in vain.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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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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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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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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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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Those who worship don’t know, and those who know don’t worship.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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