As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is the Buddha. – Bodhidharma
To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding. – Bodhidharma
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. – Bodhidharma
If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it’s the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past. – Bodhidharma
Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions. – 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. – Bodhidharma
People of this world are deluded. They’re always longing for something – always, in a word, seeking. – Bodhidharma
To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. – Bodhidharma
