Unless you see your nature, you shouldn't go around criticizing the goodness of others. There's no advantage in deceiving yourself. Good and bad are distinct. Cause and effect are clear. But fools don't believe and fall straight into a hell of endless darkness without even knowing it. What keeps them from believing is the heaviness of their karma. They're like blind people who don't believe there's such a thing as light. Even if you explain it to them, they still don't believe, because they're blind. How can they possibly distinguish light?
Not creating delusions is enlightenment. - Bodhidharma
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
- Bodhidharma
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will. - Bodhidharma
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.
According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings. - Bodhidharma
According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.
When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you. - Bodhidharma
When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way. - Bodhidharma
The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.
Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship. - Bodhidharma
Those who worship don't know, and those who know don't worship.
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss. - Bodhidharma
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included. - Bodhidharma
The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.
I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight - Bodhidharma
I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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