Life and death are important. Don’t suffer them in vain.
BODHIDHARMAAs mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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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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Externally keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall, you may enter into the Path.
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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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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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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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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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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And as long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.
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Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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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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As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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