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

Quote by Bodhidharma

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The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the...

The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the...

The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three...

The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three...

Words are illusions.

Words are illusions.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.

Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.

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

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

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

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.

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.

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.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know...

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know...

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

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

To have a body is to suffer.

To have a body is to suffer.

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.

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.

Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture...

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture...

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

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

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

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.