Bodhidharma Quotes
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If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
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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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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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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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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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But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.
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As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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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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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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Your mind is nirvana.
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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
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Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.