Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
BODHIDHARMAPeople of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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To have a body is to suffer.
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The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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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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People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
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