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
perfect way
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting.
way looks tao
Someone who seeks the Way doesn't look beyond himself.
suffering way reaching
Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
doctrine way tao
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.
understanding way dharma
To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing, and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding.
essence way detachment
The essence of the Way is detachment.
sublime use way
The true Way is sublime. It can't be expressed in language. Of what use are scriptures? But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, even if he can't read a word.
buddhism way action
All know the way, but few actually walk it.
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.
space enlightenment trying
Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
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.