All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
BODHIDHARMABut this mind isn’t somewhere outside the material body of the four elements. Without this mind we can’t move. The body has no awareness. Like a plant or a stone, the body has no nature. So how does it move? It’s the mind that moves.
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The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
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When your mind doesn’t stir inside, the world doesn’t arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding.
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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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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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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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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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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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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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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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And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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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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