Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist.
BODHIDHARMAThe mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It’s subtle and hard to perceive. It’s like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can’t tell others.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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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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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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To have a body is to suffer.
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When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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