Bodhidharma Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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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 thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.”
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“All know the way, but few actually walk it.”
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“When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they're full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don't consider the past. And they don't worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.”
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“The mind's capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind.”
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“Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.”
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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 essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.”
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“The true Way is sublime. It can't be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can't read a word.”
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“Externally keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall, you may enter into the Path.”
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“To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing, and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding.”
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“When your mind doesn't stir inside, the world doesn't arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding.”
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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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“According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.”
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“To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.”
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“The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.”
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“But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind.”
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“You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.”
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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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“Unless you see your nature, you shouldn't go around criticizing the goodness of others. There's no advantage in deceiving yourself. Good and bad are distinct. Cause and effect are clear. But fools don't believe and fall straight into a hell of endless darkness without even knowing it. What keeps them from believing is the heaviness of their karma. They're like blind people who don't believe there's such a thing as light. Even if you explain it to them, they still don't believe, because they're blind. How can they possibly distinguish light?”
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“To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.”
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“Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.”
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“An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.”
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“As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.”
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“The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.”
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“If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.”
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“As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.”
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