People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something, always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They choose reason over custom. They fix their minds on the sublime and let their bodies change with the seasons.
BODHIDHARMAAll the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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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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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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People who don’t see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.
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Those who worship don’t know, and those who know don’t worship.
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