Taoist philosophy is essentially monistic. Matter and energy, Yang and Yin, heaven and earth, are conceived of as essentially one or as two coexistent poles of one indivisible whole.

Satori - in the awakening from a dream. Awakening and self-realization and seeing into one's own being - these are synonymous.

One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Look back and see your progress - damn the torpedo, full speed ahead!

Where there is no style, there is no slave. Martial Arts mean honestly expressing yourself. No style. No slave.

Here I am as a human being...how can I express myself, totally and completely?

Understand your limitations and capitalize on them.

All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.