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The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.

Bodhidharma

At every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
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Every Moment Language Mind
To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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Charity Give Greatest Regret Yourself
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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Basically Perfect Require Way
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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All Dharma Nature Pure Truth
Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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Inside Middle Outside Part Reality
In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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Fish Nothing Order See Seek
Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Buddha Nonsense Practice
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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Capacity Inexhasisible Limitless Manifestation Mind
To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
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Anyone Body Peace Sexist Stop Suffer Themselves Understand
But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind.
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Deepest Distract Nothing People Understanding
Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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Mind Nature Our Own
An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
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Awake Bad Find Fortune Freedom Person Someone
According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Accordingly Bless Deed Evil Good Hardship Result Sutras
Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Buddha Cause Effect Nature Nonsense Practice Talk Unless See
Once you stop clinging and let things be, you’ll be free, even of birth and death. You’ll transform everything.
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Cling Free Let Once Stop Thing Transformation
If you see your nature, you don’t need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?
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Buddha Nature Need See Sutras

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