Bodhidharma says: “Not thinking about anything is Zen”
Bodhidharma says: “Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.”
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Bodhidharma says: “No karma can restrain this real body”
Bodhidharma says: “No karma can restrain this real body. But this mind is subtle and hard to see. It’s not the same as the sensual mind. Everyone wants to see this mind, and those who move their hands and feet…
Bodhidharma says: “Mortals who don’t understand true practice and blindly perform good deeds are born into the three higher states of existence within the three realms”
Bodhidharma says: “Mortals who don’t understand true practice and blindly perform good deeds are born into the three higher states of existence within the three realms. And what are these three higher states? Those who blindly perform the ten good…
Bodhidharma says: “Mortals create delusions”
Bodhidharma says: “Mortals create delusions. And by using the mind to give birth to mind they always find themselves in hell. Bodhisattvas see through delusions. And by not using the mind to give birth to mind they always find themselves…
Bodhidharma says: “Mortality and Buddhahood are like water and ice”
Bodhidharma says: “Mortality and Buddhahood are like water and ice. To be afflicted by the three poisons is mortality. To be purified by the three releases” is Buddhahood. That which freezes into ice in the winter melts into water in…
Bodhidharma says: “Mind is like the wood or stone from which a person carves an image”
Bodhidharma says: “Mind is like the wood or stone from which a person carves an image. If he carves a dragon or a tiger, and seeing it fears it, he is like a stupid person creating a picture of hell…
Bodhidharma says: “Long ago, the monk Good Star 21 was able to recite the entire Canon”
Bodhidharma says: “Long ago, the monk Good Star 21 was able to recite the entire Canon. But he didn’t escape the Wheel, because he didn’t see his nature. If this was the case with Good Star, then people nowadays who…
Bodhidharma says: “In order to see a fish you must watch the water”
Bodhidharma says: “In order to see a fish you must watch the water”
Bodhidharma says: “Individuals create karma”
Bodhidharma says: “Individuals create karma; karma doesn’t create individuals. They create karma in this life and receive their reward in the next. They never escape. Only someone who’s perfect creates no karma in this life and receives no reward. The…
Bodhidharma says: “If you’re looking for the Way, the Way won’t appear until your body disappears”
Bodhidharma says: “If you’re looking for the Way, the Way won’t appear until your body disappears. It’s like stripping bark from a tree. This karmic body undergoes constant change. It has no fixed reality. Practice according to your thoughts. Don’t…