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> [People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something, always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/people-of-this-world-are-deluded-they-re-always-longing-for-something/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

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> [But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/but-deluded-people-don-t-realize-that-their-own-mind-is-the-buddha/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

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> [When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/when-we-re-deluded-there-s-a-world-to-escape-when-we-re-aware-there-s/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

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## More by Bodhidharma

> [Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/unless-you-see-your-nature-all-this-talk-about-cause-effect-is/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [“Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/those-who-worship-don-t-know-and-those-who-know-don-t-worship/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [If you see your nature, you don't need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/if-you-see-your-nature-you-don-t-need-to-read-sutras-or-invoke/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [People who don't see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/people-who-don-t-see-their-own-nature-and-imagine-they-can-practice/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/the-mind-is-the-buddha-and-the-buddha-is-the-mind/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/whoever-realizes-that-the-six-senses-aren-t-real-that-the-five/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/if-you-use-your-mind-to-study-reality-you-won-t-understand-either/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/many-roads-lead-to-the-path-but-basically-there-are-only-two-reason/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [All Buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/all-buddhas-preach-emptiness-why-because-they-wish-to-crush-the/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [Buddhas don't practice nonsense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/buddhas-don-t-practice-nonsense/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/not-thinking-about-anything-is-zen-once-you-know-this-walking-sitting/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/when-you-don-t-understand-you-depend-on-reality-when-you-do/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/and-the-buddha-is-the-person-who-s-free-free-of-plans-free-of-cares/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It's subtle and hard to perceive. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/the-way-is-basically-perfect-it-doesn-t-require-perfecting-the-way/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

> [The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bodhidharma/the-dharma-is-the-truth-that-all-natures-are-pure/)

[Bodhidharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bodhidharma/)

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