In order to see a fish you must watch the water
BODHIDHARMAI do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Life and death are important. Don’t suffer them in vain.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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Leaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall.
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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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But when you first embark on the Path, your awareness won’t be focused. You’re likely to see all sorts of strange, dreamlike scenes. But you shouldn’t doubt that all such scenes come from your own mind and nowhere else.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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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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The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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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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An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
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Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.
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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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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.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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