Quotes of Bodhidharma - somelinesforyou

“ The essence of the Way is detachment. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ People of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ All know the way, but few actually walk it. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ The essence of the Way is detachment. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Not creating delusions is enlightenment. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ The farther away you are from the truth, the more the hateful and pleasurable states will arise. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Reality has no inside, outside, or middle part. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Those who worship don’t know, and those who know don’t worship. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ In contemplation, one’s mind should be stable and unmoving, like a wall. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ You should realize that everything you see is like a dream or illusion. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ And as long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won’t see the Buddha. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ And the Buddha is the person who’s free: free of plans, free of cares. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is the Buddha. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Buddhas don’t practice nonsense. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will. ”

- Bodhidharma

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

- Bodhidharma

“ All know the way; few actually walk it. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. ”

- Bodhidharma

“ To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. ”

- Bodhidharma
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