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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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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Basically Lead Many Path Practice Reason Road
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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Arie Inside Mind Outside Stir World
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
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Bliss Nothing See Suffer
Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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Mind Nature Our Own
In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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Fish Nothing Order See Seek
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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Basically Perfect Require Way
According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Accordingly Bless Deed Evil Good Hardship Result Sutras
People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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Longing People World
The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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Body Budhha Mind Original Rel
One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
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Although Another Call Cling Death Life One
Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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Awareness Buddhahood Delusion Mean
To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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Charity Give Greatest Regret Yourself
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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Create Delusion Enlightenment
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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Attach Empty Form Life Nature One Reject
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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Buddha Look Mind See Use

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