Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
BODHIDHARMAPeople of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something, always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They choose reason over custom. They fix their minds on the sublime and let their bodies change with the seasons.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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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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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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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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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.
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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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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
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If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.
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