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Bodhidharma quotes: Your mind is nirvana.

Your mind is nirvana.

Bodhidharma quotes: People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.

People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.

Bodhidharma quotes: To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

Bodhidharma quotes: To have a body is to suffer.

To have a body is to suffer.

Bodhidharma quotes: And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

Bodhidharma quotes: Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Bodhidharma quotes: Words are illusions.

Words are illusions.

Bodhidharma quotes: Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Bodhidharma quotes: Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.

Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.

Bodhidharma quotes: Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.

Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.

Bodhidharma quotes: Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Bodhidharma quotes: Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

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.

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: Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

Bodhidharma quotes: People who don't see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.

People who don't see their own nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools.

Bodhidharma quotes: I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.

I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.

Bodhidharma quotes: To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.

To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.

Bodhidharma quotes: Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.

Bodhidharma quotes: You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.

You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.

Bodhidharma quotes: Everything good and bad comes from your own mind. To find something beyond the mind is impossible.

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

Bodhidharma quotes: But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.

But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.

Bodhidharma quotes: Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.

Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.

Bodhidharma quotes: Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Bodhidharma quotes: Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

Bodhidharma quotes: Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.

Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.

Bodhidharma quotes: Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

Bodhidharma quotes: Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

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.

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: The mind is always present. You just don't see it.

The mind is always present. You just don't see it.

Bodhidharma quotes: If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.

If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.

Bodhidharma quotes: But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.

But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.

Bodhidharma quotes: The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.

The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.

Bodhidharma quotes: Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

Bodhidharma quotes: The farther away you are from the truth, the more the hateful and pleasurable states will arise. There is also self - deception.

The farther away you are from the truth, the more the hateful and pleasurable states will arise. There is also self - deception.

Bodhidharma quotes: Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.

Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.

Bodhidharma quotes: All know the way, but few actually walk it.

All know the way, but few actually walk it.

Bodhidharma quotes: Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship.

Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship.

Bodhidharma quotes: Vast emptiness, nothing holy.

Vast emptiness, nothing holy.

Bodhidharma quotes: Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.

Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part.

Bodhidharma quotes: The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

Bodhidharma quotes: Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Bodhidharma quotes: All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

Bodhidharma quotes: As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.

As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.

Bodhidharma quotes: Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

Bodhidharma quotes: A buddha is an idle person. He doesn't run around after fortune and fame.

A buddha is an idle person. He doesn't run around after fortune and fame.

Bodhidharma quotes: And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

Bodhidharma quotes: If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.

If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.

Bodhidharma quotes: As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.

As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.

Bodhidharma quotes: The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.

The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.

Bodhidharma quotes: Poverty and hardship are created by false thinking.

Poverty and hardship are created by false thinking.

Bodhidharma quotes: As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.

As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.

Bodhidharma quotes: When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.

When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.

Bodhidharma quotes: To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

Bodhidharma quotes: The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.

The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.

Bodhidharma quotes: Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.

Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.

Bodhidharma quotes: Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there's no mind.

Without the mind there is no Buddha. Without the Buddha there's no mind.

Bodhidharma quotes: Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Bodhidharma quotes: Someone who seeks the Way doesn't look beyond himself.

Someone who seeks the Way doesn't look beyond himself.

Bodhidharma quotes: Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

Bodhidharma quotes: When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.

When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.

Bodhidharma quotes: Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.

Our true buddha-nature has no shape. And the dust of affliction has no form.

Bodhidharma quotes: Everything sacred, nothing sacred.

Everything sacred, nothing sacred.

Bodhidharma quotes: According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.

According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.

Bodhidharma quotes: All phenomena are empty.

All phenomena are empty.

Bodhidharma quotes: The essence of the Way is detachment.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

Bodhidharma quotes: To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

Bodhidharma quotes: At every moment where language can't go, that's your mind.

At every moment where language can't go, that's your mind.

Bodhidharma quotes: A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

Bodhidharma quotes: The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure. By this truth, all appearances are empty.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure. By this truth, all appearances are empty.

Bodhidharma quotes: All know the way of prosperity only few walk it.

All know the way of prosperity only few walk it.

Bodhidharma quotes: All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

Bodhidharma quotes: In order to see a fish you must watch the water

In order to see a fish you must watch the water

Bodhidharma quotes: Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.