Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.

If you want to learn to swim you have to throw yourself in the water.

Running water never grows stale.

Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else's view or a mere book.

If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

Willing is not enough, one must apply.