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

Quote by Bodhidharma

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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.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

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...

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.

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 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.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Buddhas don't practice nonsense.

Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that...

Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that...

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

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

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 mind is nirvana.

Your mind is nirvana.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

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

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

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

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

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

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.

But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through,...

My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through,...