Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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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

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Freeing oneself from words is liberation. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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