The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
BODHIDHARMAAt every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
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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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Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
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As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is the Buddha
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Everything sacred, nothing sacred.
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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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This one life has no form and is empty by nature. If you become attached by any form, you should reject it. If you see an ego, a soul, a birth, or a death, reject them all.
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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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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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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They’re not the Way.
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Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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