The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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To have a body is to suffer.

To have a body is to suffer.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in...

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in...

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.

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.

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

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

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

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.

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

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

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.

All phenomena are empty.

All phenomena are empty.

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.

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...

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.

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

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...

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

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

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