The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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The essence of the Way is detachment.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

Words are illusions.

Words are illusions.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

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

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

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...

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.

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.

Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

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...

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.

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

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

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

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...

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

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

Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

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...

The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.

The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.

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.