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Bodhidharma

18 quotes

Bodhidharma is proof that you do not need celebrity to say something worth remembering. Whether reflecting on Nature or Death, Bodhidharma brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 20 of Bodhidharma's most memorable quotes, ranging across Nature, Death, Wisdom, Truth, and Teacher. One quote that captures their voice: "People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools."

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

— Bodhidharma

Nature

All Quotes by 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.”

— Bodhidharma

Nature

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

— Bodhidharma

Truth

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

— Bodhidharma

Nature

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

— Bodhidharma

Death

“To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.”

— Bodhidharma

Nature

“Your nature is the Buddha.”

— Bodhidharma

Nature

“But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.”

— Bodhidharma

Failure

“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”

— Bodhidharma

Anger

“Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.”

— Bodhidharma

Wisdom

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

— Bodhidharma

Teacher

“Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.”

— Bodhidharma

Nature

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

— Bodhidharma

Experience

“And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.”

— Bodhidharma

Death

“Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.”

— Bodhidharma

Nature

“Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.”

— Bodhidharma

Death

“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.”

— Bodhidharma

Learning

“A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.”

— Bodhidharma

Freedom

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

— Bodhidharma

Religion