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Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha…. Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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Enlight Million One Only Person Teacher
Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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Free Liberation Oneself Word
The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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Affliction Delusion Evil Greed Ignorant Mind Passion Poison
Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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Another Existence Reach Suffer Vary
As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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Condition Morais Ourselves Rule
Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
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Hold Karma Regard Us
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
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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Ay Basic Perfect Require
The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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Buddha Feel Meditation Mind Patience Power
People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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Longing People World
Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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Buddha Mind No Without
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
The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Always Mind Present See
The essence of the Way is detachment.
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Death Essence Way
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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All Dharma Nature Pure Truth
Life and death are important. Don’t suffer them in vain.
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Death Important Life Suffer Vain

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