Bodhidharma Quotes

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• Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn't exist.
• An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
• To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
• But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
• All know the way, but few actually walk it.
• 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…
• 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…
• Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.
• The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
• Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
• To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
• And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
• Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
• Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
• Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.
• 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…
• Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
• 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 when…
• . . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind…
• 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…

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