The mind is always present. You just don't see it.
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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.Bodhidharma
The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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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.
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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.
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