Best Quotes by Bodhidharma (Top 10)

  1. Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
  2. As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.
  3. 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.
  4. All know the way, but few actually walk it.
  5. To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
  6. Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship.
  7. The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
  8. According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
  9. Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
  10. Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

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