Quotes by 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.”

“Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.”

“A Buddha doesnt observe precepts. A Buddha doesnt do good or evil. A Buddha isnt energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who cant even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha ...”

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

“If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.”

“Freeing oneself from words is liberation.”

“If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.”

“Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.”

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

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

“People of this world are deluded. Theyre always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. But the wise wake up. They choose reason over custom. They fix their minds on the sublime and let t...”

“The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included. Its like the root of a tree. All a trees fruit and flowers, branches and leaves depend o...”

“But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.”

“Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.”

“Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.”

“Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.”

“Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.”

“People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.”

“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”

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