Bodhidharma’s Teaching | Buddha Didn’t Mean Awakening Would Take Lifetimes

🤔❓What did the Buddha really mean when he spoke of three asankhya kalpas?
Was enlightenment meant to take endless lifetimes… or was something deeper being pointed to?

In this profound Zen teaching attributed to Bodhidharma, the First Patriarch of Zen, we explore a radically different understanding of time, practice, and Awakening.

This is not a lesson about waiting, accumulating merit, or enduring countless ages.

It is a direct pointing to the mind itself.

According to Bodhidharma, the Buddha was not describing time when he spoke of kalpas. He was describing the inner states of greed, anger, and delusion.
Each poisoned thought creates its own kalpa.
Each moment of clear seeing brings Awakening closer than we imagine.

This teaching challenges many common misunderstandings in Buddhism and Zen practice. It explains why the Patriarchs emphasized “beholding the mind” over external rituals, and how true discipline, the precepts, and the six paramitas naturally arise when the mind is purified.

In this video, you will discover:

1️⃣ What Bodhidharma revealed about the Buddha’s teaching on time and kalpas

2️⃣ Why Zen Awakening is not delayed by lifetimes

3️⃣ The real meaning of the precepts and paramitas in Zen

4️⃣ How the Buddha pointed directly to liberation through the mind

5️⃣ Why waiting is often the greatest obstacle to Awakening

This is a timeless Zen teaching that speaks directly to modern seekers. If you feel stuck, tired of waiting, or confused about the spiritual path, this message from Bodhidharma, the great Zen Patriarch, may change how you see Awakening forever.

Sit quietly.
Listen deeply.
And see what the Buddha was truly pointing to.

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