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Bodhidharma Quotes

Everything sacred, nothing sacred Picture Quote #1

All know the way, but few actually walk it Picture Quote #1

Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible Picture Quote #1

When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape Picture Quote #1

The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind Picture Quote #1

Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception Picture Quote #1

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To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn't apparent because it's shrouded by sensation and delusion Picture Quote #1

Leaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall Picture Quote #1

The ignorant mind, with it's infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion Picture Quote #1

If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past Picture Quote #1

When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you Picture Quote #1

Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form Picture Quote #1

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Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause and effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense Picture Quote #1

A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can’t hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out Picture Quote #1

People who don’t see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools Picture Quote #1

As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free Picture Quote #1

The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included Picture Quote #1

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either Picture Quote #1

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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. Cause and effect are clear. But fools don’t believe and fall straight into a hell of endless darkness without even knowing it. What keeps them from believing is the heaviness of their karma. They’re like blind people who don’t believe there’s such a thing as light. Even if you explain it to them, they still don’t believe, because they’re blind. How can they possibly distinguish light? Picture Quote #1

Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist Picture Quote #1

Don’t hate life and death or love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you’ll witness the beginning of nirvana, and in death you’ll experience the assurance of no rebirth Picture Quote #1

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 mind is empty is to see the buddha... Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation Picture Quote #1

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 your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines? Picture Quote #1

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 understand both.... The mind and the world are opposites, and vision arises where they meet. When your mind doesn’t stir inside, the world doesn’t arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding Picture Quote #1

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Everything sacred, nothing sacred (Bodhidharma Quotes) All know the way, but few actually walk it (Bodhidharma Quotes) Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible (Bodhidharma Quotes) When we’re deluded there’s a world to escape. When we’re aware, there’s nothing to escape (Bodhidharma Quotes) The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind (Bodhidharma Quotes) Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception (Bodhidharma Quotes) To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn't apparent because it's shrouded by sensation and delusion (Bodhidharma Quotes) Leaving behind the false, return to the true: make no discriminations between self and others. In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall (Bodhidharma Quotes) The ignorant mind, with it's infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion (Bodhidharma Quotes) If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past (Bodhidharma Quotes) When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you (Bodhidharma Quotes) Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form (Bodhidharma Quotes) Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause and effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense (Bodhidharma Quotes) A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can’t hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out (Bodhidharma Quotes) People who don’t see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools (Bodhidharma Quotes) As long as you’re enthralled by a lifeless form, you’re not free (Bodhidharma Quotes) The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included (Bodhidharma Quotes) Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either (Bodhidharma Quotes) 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. Cause and effect are clear. But fools don’t believe and fall straight into a hell of endless darkness without even knowing it. What keeps them from believing is the heaviness of their karma. They’re like blind people who don’t believe there’s such a thing as light. Even if you explain it to them, they still don’t believe, because they’re blind. How can they possibly distinguish light? (Bodhidharma Quotes) Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist (Bodhidharma Quotes) Don’t hate life and death or love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you’ll witness the beginning of nirvana, and in death you’ll experience the assurance of no rebirth (Bodhidharma Quotes) 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 mind is empty is to see the buddha... Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation (Bodhidharma Quotes) 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 your awareness. Doctrines are only for pointing to the mind. Once you see your mind, why pay attention to doctrines? (Bodhidharma Quotes) 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 understand both.... The mind and the world are opposites, and vision arises where they meet. When your mind doesn’t stir inside, the world doesn’t arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understanding is true understanding (Bodhidharma Quotes)

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