To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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

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

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.

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or...

If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or...

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.

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.

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

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

Your nature is the Buddha.

Your nature is the Buddha.

Words are illusions.

Words are illusions.

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.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.

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...

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.

Your mind is nirvana.

Your mind is nirvana.

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.

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.

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...

Worthless people blame their karma

Worthless people blame their karma

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it