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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

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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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Bless Fame Fortune Fruit Great Plant Reward Seed Some
To have a body is to suffer.
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Body Suffer
But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
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Condition Depend Eanes Failure Mind Neither Success Waxes
Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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Beyond Himself Lock Seek Someone
Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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Follow Iranian Joy Path Silent Unmove Wind
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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Anything Down Everything Lying Popple Stand Think Walk
Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Basically Lead Many Path Practice Reason Road
When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape.
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Aware Delude Escape Nothing World
Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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Mind Nature Our Own
Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Engage Ignorance Wisdom
Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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Buddha Liberate Mortal
Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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Everything Nothing Sacred Scare
If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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Buddha Land Mind Pire
The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Always Mind Present See
Don’t hate life and death or love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you’ll witness the beginning of nirvana, and in death you’ll experience the assurance of no rebirth.
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Death Decisions Every Free Hate Keep Life
And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Buddha Care Free Person Plan

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