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.
BODHIDHARMAAll Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays all Buddhas.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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In order to see a fish you must watch the water
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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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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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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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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn’t require perfecting.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn’t apparent because it’s shrouded by sensation and delusion.
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As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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All Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays all Buddhas.
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Externally keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall, you may enter into the Path.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
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