The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.

Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship.

It's the law of averages: put in more, come out with more.

The world is full of people who are determined to be somebody or to give trouble. They want to get ahead, to stand out. Such ambition has no use for a gung fu man, who rejects all forms of self-assertiveness and competition

Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.

Emptiness the starting point. — In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.