Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.
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Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.
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Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.
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Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.
Bodhidharma

Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.
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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something - always, in a word, seeking.
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People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.
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Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
Bodhidharma

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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The essence of the Way is detachment.
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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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The mind is always present. You just don't see it.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
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