Bodhidharma Quotes
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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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Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.
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People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.
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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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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.
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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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As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.
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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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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
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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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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Your mind is nirvana.
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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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All phenomena are empty.
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But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.