One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.
BODHIDHARMATo have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist.
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
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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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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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To have a body is to suffer.
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But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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