The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
BODHIDHARMADelusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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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.
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Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form.
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Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there’s no mind.
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When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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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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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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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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