Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the monks of Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of Shaolin Kung Fu. In Japan, he is known as Daruma...
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CountryIndia
conditions mortals
As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
reality depends
When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
perfect way
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.
people world longing
People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a word, seeking.
life-and-death suffering important
Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.
land mind pure
If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
mind
The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
space enlightenment trying
Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
somewhere-else long mind
As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha
lying thinking mind
Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
buddhism way action
All know the way, but few actually walk it.
practice nonsense
Buddhas don't practice nonsense.
attachment birth clinging
Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.
eye mind odor
The mind's capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind.