"The essence of the Way is detachment. And……" — Bodhidharma

The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those… - Bodhidharma

"The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances."

— Bodhidharma

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89 Quotes by Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma has 89 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists…
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 people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain…
Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.
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…
And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

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More Appearance Quotes

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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles -… — Richard Armitage
Every silver lining has a cloud. — Mary Kay Ash
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist… — Saint Augustine
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect… — Jane Austen
High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when… — Joseph Barbera
I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught… — Douglas Bader
Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more… — Roseanne Barr

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