To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn’t apparent because it’s shrouded by sensation and delusion.
BODHIDHARMAThe Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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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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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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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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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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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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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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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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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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When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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The true Way is sublime. It can’t be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can’t read a word.
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