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The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.
Bodhidharma
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Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it's worship. Such form is its real form.
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