Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
BodhidharmaRead
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.
Interpretation
Awareness of body and mind can prevent negative actions and thoughts.
This quote by Bodhidharma emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and awareness as a means to cultivate a positive mindset and avoid harmful behaviors. By being aware of our thoughts and actions, we can prevent negativity and evil from taking root in our lives, leading to greater inner peace and moral integrity.
In practice
In a meditation retreat, instructors often remind participants of the importance of awareness.
Not creating delusions is enlightenment.
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We are waiting for the long-promised invasion. So are the fishes.
The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long that nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was... The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.
Standards are always out of date. That's what makes them standards.
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