Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
BODHIDHARMAAt every moment where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
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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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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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And as long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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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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Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.
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The mind is always present. You just don’t see it.
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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If you see your nature, you don’t need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines?
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