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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

Bodhidharma

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.
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Believe Enter Instruction Live Mean Reason
And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Buddha Care Free Person Plan
Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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Basically Immaterial Nature See
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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Claim Commit Deed Evil Exist Karma Other Sort
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
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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Bless Fame Fortune Fruit Great Plant Reward Seed Some
If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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Buddha Land Mind Pire
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Buddha Cause Effect Nature Nonsense Practice Talk Unless See
Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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Follow Iranian Joy Path Silent Unmove Wind
Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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Everything Nothing Sacred Scare
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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Deepest Distract Nothing People Understanding
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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Appearance Attach Awareness Empty Fall Mind Mortal Short Unaware
When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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Depend Reality Understand You
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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Express Language Scripture Sublime True Use Way

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