Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Bodhidharma
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More Quotes By Bodhidharma
  1. But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind.

  2. Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

  3. A Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t a Buddha. Don’t think about Buddhas.

  4. Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

  5. 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.

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