Eastern Wisdom + Contemplative AI
Quotes of Diamond Sutra
20 quotes
“The past, present, and future are all illusions; they do not truly exist.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 5
time
illusion
past
present
“One should develop a mind that does not abide in anything, that is free from all conceptualizations.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 3
mind
non-abidance
conceptualization
freedom
“Subhuti, a bodhisattva should produce a mind that is not attached to any dharma whatsoever.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 2
bodhisattva
non-attachment
mind
dharmas
“The Buddha said: 'All dharmas are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow.'”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 6
dharmas
illusion
impermanence
buddha
“A bodhisattva should not produce a mind that abides in the idea of enlightenment.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 1
bodhisattva
mind
non-abidance
enlightenment
“One who gives a gift without attachment to the gift, the giver, or the receiver is a true giver.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 3
giving
non-attachment
generosity
gift
“All phenomena are without self, without being, without soul, without personality.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 7
phenomena
no-self
emptiness
non-being
“The bodhisattva should produce a mind that does not abide in the notion of self, person, being, or life.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 3
bodhisattva
selflessness
non-abidance
mind
“One who sees the Dharma as Dharma is not a Dharma-seer.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 5
dharma
perception
non-attachment
seeing
“Subhuti, if a bodhisattva produces a mind that abides in anything, he is not a true bodhisattva.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 2
bodhisattva
mind
non-abidance
subhuti
“The Buddha said: 'All conditioned things are like a dream, a phantom, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.'”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 6
conditioned
impermanence
illusion
buddha
“A bodhisattva should not rely on form to produce a mind of enlightenment.”
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
— Chapter 4
bodhisattva
form
mind
enlightenment