Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
BODHIDHARMATo have a body is to suffer.
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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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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
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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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Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they’re full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don’t consider the past. And they don’t worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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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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When your mind doesn’t stir inside, the world doesn’t arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding.
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