Bodhidharma Long Quotations

As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha

You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free.

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.