To have a body is to suffer.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them...

Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them...

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.

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.

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.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

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

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

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...

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.

To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

All phenomena are empty.

All phenomena are empty.

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

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

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...