Bodhidharma Quotes

The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.

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When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.

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One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; another clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality, there is nothing to be born; consequently, there is nothing to perish.

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Leaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one's mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall.

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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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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight

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The essence of the Way is detachment.

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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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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.

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The mind is always present. You just don't see it.

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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind. This mind has no form or characteristics, no cause or effect, no tendons or bones. It's like space. You can't hold it. It's not the mind of materialists or nihilists. If you don't see your own miraculously aware nature, you'll never find a Buddha, even if you break your body into atoms.

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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.

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Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.

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Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.

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To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

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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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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

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This one life has no form and is empty by nature. If you become attached by any form, you should reject it. If you see an ego, a soul, a birth, or a death, reject them all.

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