The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
BODHIDHARMALeaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall.
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But deluded people don’t realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.
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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
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But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind.
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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The true Way is sublime. It can’t be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can’t read a word.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha.
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Someone who seeks the Way doesn’t look beyond himself.
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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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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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The awareness of mortals falls short. As long as they’re attached to appearances, they’re unaware that their minds are empty. And by mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things they lose the Way.
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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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