Bodhidharma

“Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.”

“To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.”

“Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn't exist.”

“A Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about Buddhas.”

“You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.”

“But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside.”

“People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.”

“The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.”

“To have a body is to suffer.”

“Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.”

“All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.”

“Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.”

“The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.”

“Words are illusions.”

“Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.”

“Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.”

“Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.”

“Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.”

“All phenomena are empty.”

“Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way.”