Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

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...

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...

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

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.

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.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

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

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

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.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

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

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

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

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

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's...

If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's...

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.