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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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“When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they're full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don't consider the past. And they don't worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.”

Way Moments Action Past Worry Alive Hunger Mortals Uncertainty Sage

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.”

Life Ends Accepting Awareness Karma Mortals Nurture Dharma Goes Around Comes Around

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“A buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Such is his power that karma can't hold him. No matter what kind of karma, a buddha transforms it. Heaven and hell are nothing to him. But the awareness of a mortal is dim compared to that of a buddha, who penetrates everything, inside and out.”

Kind Matter Heaven Hell Awareness No Matter What Fortune Karma Mortals Penetrate Good Fortune Heaven And Hell

Author:Bodhidharma

“The awareness of mortals falls short. As long as they're attached to appearances, they're unaware that their minds are empty. And by mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things they lose the Way.”

Way Mind Long Fall Loses Awareness Empty Appearance Mortals Clinging

Author:Bodhidharma

“Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.”

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“As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.”

Conditions Mortals

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

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