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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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This 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.
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Attach Empty Form Life Nature One Reject
Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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Everything Nothing Sacred Scare
The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Always Mind Present See
I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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Beyond Idea Ned Since Teach Transmit Word Write
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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Buddha Cling Concrete Crush Emptiness Idea Preach Student
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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Appear Birth Budhha Death Disappear Freely Move Will
Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Basically Lead Many Path Practice Reason Road
One 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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Although Another Call Cling Death Life One
Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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Inside Middle Outside Part Reality
Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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Awareness Buddhahood Delusion Mean
When your mind doesn’t stir inside, the world doesn’t arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding.
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Arie Inside Mind Outside Stir World
Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Engage Ignorance Wisdom
Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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Follow Iranian Joy Path Silent Unmove Wind
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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Believe Enter Instruction Live Mean Reason
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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Buddha Look Mind See Use

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