Words are illusions.

Quote by Bodhidharma

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The essence of the Way is detachment.

The essence of the Way is detachment.

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

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

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.

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.

Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that...

Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that...

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...

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.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

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

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

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.