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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
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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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The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.
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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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To have a body is to suffer.
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Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
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Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
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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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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.
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As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.
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All phenomena are empty.
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Your mind is nirvana.
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Buddhas don't practice nonsense.
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And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.
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Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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The mind is always present. You just don't see it.
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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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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
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