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Bodhidharma, also known as Daruma, is one of the founders of Chan Buddhism (Zen). He is believed to be from South India and is venerated as the 'First Patriarch of Chan in the East'. His life story is largely mythologized, and his exact birth and death dates are unknown.

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“Not creating delusions is enlightenment.”

Creating Enlightenment Delusion

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha.... Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.”

Thinking Knows Mind Looks Reality Lying Awareness Walking Sitting Standing Empty Oneself Liberation Delusion Lying Down

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Don't hate life and death or love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you'll witness the beginning of nirvana, and in death you'll experience the assurance of no rebirth.”

Life Hate Witness Life And Death Delusion Love Life Assurance Rebirth Don't Hate Hate Life

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

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

Mean Real Self Humility Worship Delusion Reverence Humbling Real Self Self Delusion Worship You Real Worship

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

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

Mind Passion Three Evil Anger Infinite Greed Ignorant Poison Delusion Rooted Affliction Dharma Ignorant Masses

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“Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it's worship. Such form is its real form.”

Ifs Mean Real Self Shows Form Desire Evil Humility Worship Delusion Reverence Wipe Harbors Good Thoughts Humbling Real Self

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of 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.”

Believe Mean Reason Realizing Share Essence Delusion Sensations Instruction Living Things Dharma True Nature

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.”

Mean Awareness Delusion Mortality

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

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