The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
BODHIDHARMADelusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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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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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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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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Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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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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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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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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If you see your nature, you don’t need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?
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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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Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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Once you stop clinging and let things be, you’ll be free, even of birth and death. You’ll transform everything.
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Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
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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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