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A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
— Bodhidharma
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Bodhidharma
Buddhist monk, philosopher, Zen master, monk
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Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. He is also popularly regarded as the founder of Shaolin kung fu, an idea popularized in the 20th century, but based on the 17th century Yijin Jing and the Daoist association of daoyin gymnastics with Bodhidharma.
All Quotes by Bodhidharma
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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
— Bodhidharma
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But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.
— Bodhidharma
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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
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People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.
— Bodhidharma