/lit/ - Literature

If you know that everything comes from the mind
don't become attached...
understanding comes mid-sentence
what good are doctrines?

Bodhidharma:

>Mind is buddha, buddha is mind
>A buddha isn't a buddha, don't think about buddhas
>Those who hold onto appearances are devils, they fall from the Path
>Those who worship don't know, those who know don't worship
>The buddha is your own mind, don't misdirect your worship
>Seeing your nature is zen; unless you see your nature, it's not zen
>A buddha can't be found in words, or anywhere in the Twelvefold Canon
>Understanding comes mid-sentence... what good are doctrines?
>Laymen are buddhas too, unless they see their nature, people who shave their head are simply fanatics
>When you're deluded, buddhahood exists. when you're aware, it doesn't exist