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.
BODHIDHARMAOne clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is 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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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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People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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At every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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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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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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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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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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