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

Quote by Bodhidharma

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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

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

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

To have a body is to suffer.

To have a body is to suffer.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

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.

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

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

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...

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

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.

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.

Words are illusions.

Words are illusions.

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.

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...