3 December 2020 Bodhidharma But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma People who don’t see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma And as long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma To enter by reason means to realize the essence through instruction and to believe that all living things share the same true nature, which isn’t apparent because it’s shrouded by sensation and delusion.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.
3 December 2020 Bodhidharma 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.
