If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it’s the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
BODHIDHARMAYou can’t know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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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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But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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The awareness of mortals falls short. As long as they’re attached to appearances, they’re unaware that their minds are empty. And by mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things they lose the Way.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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