Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, 'To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.' When you seek nothing, you're on the Path.Bodhidharma
As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.
Bodhidharma
Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha.... Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.
Bodhidharma
If you know that everything comes from the mind, don't become attached. Once attached, you're unaware. But once you see your own nature, the entire Canon becomes so much prose. It's thousands of sutras and shastras only amount to a clear mind. Understanding comes in midsentence. What good are doctrines The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way. The Way is wordless. Words are illusions.... Don't cling to appearances, and you'll break through all barriers....
Bodhidharma
Your nature is the Buddha.
Bodhidharma
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