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

Quote by Bodhidharma

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If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or...

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or...

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...

To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that...

To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that...

To have a body is to suffer.

To have a body is to suffer.

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

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

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

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.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

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

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

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

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

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

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...

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

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...

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.

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.