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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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Buddhas don't practice nonsense. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#nonsense #practice

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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

— Bodhidharma

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And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals. ↗

— Bodhidharma

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