Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
BODHIDHARMAThis one life has no form and is empty by nature. If you become attached by any form, you should reject it. If you see an ego, a soul, a birth, or a death, reject them all.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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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.
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People 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.
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And as long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.
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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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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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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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When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they’re full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don’t consider the past. And they don’t worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape.
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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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