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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…
- The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.
- To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.
- Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
- Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the…
- 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.…
- If you know that everything comes from the mind, don't become attached. Once attached, you're unaware. But once you see your own nature, the entire…
- To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and…
- Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
- 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…
- But when you first embark on the Path, your awareness won't be focused. You're likely to see all sorts of strange, dreamlike scenes. But you…
- Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
- The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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