Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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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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You can’t know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
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Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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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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Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha…. Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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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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