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...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionLeader
CountryIndia
space enlightenment trying
Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
long enlightenment birth
And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.
creating enlightenment delusion
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
imagine indian-leader nature people practice time
People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.
perfect way
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.
karma wisdom memories
To find Buddha, you have to see your nature. Whoever sees his nature is a Buddha. If you don't see your nature, invoking buddhas, reciting sutras, making offerings, and keeping precepts are all useless. Invoking buddhas results in good karma, reciting sutras results in a good memory, keeping precepts results in good rebirth, and making offerings results in future blessings-but no Buddha.
nature practice causes
Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.
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.
joy suffering depends
All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
mortals
Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
mind looks use
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha.
dharma pure
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
conditions mortals
As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.