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Own Quotes by Bodhidharma
- Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn't exist.
- . . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind…
- 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…
- People who don't see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.
- 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…
- 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…
- Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.
- 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…
- As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.
- But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.
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