Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
BODHIDHARMAThe Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
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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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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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The awareness of mortals falls short. As long as they’re attached to appearances, they’re unaware that their minds are empty. And by mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things they lose the Way.
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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
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Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
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