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.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

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.

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

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

All phenomena are empty.

All phenomena are empty.

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

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

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesnt exist. They erroneously maintain...

Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesnt exist. They erroneously maintain...

People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a...

People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a...

The essence of the Way is detachment.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

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.

Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that...

Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that...

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

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

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

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

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

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.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

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.