The More we value things, the less we value ourselves

Let the spirit out - Discard all thoughts of reward, all hopes of praise and fears of blame, all awareness of one's bodily self. And, finally closing the avenues of sense perception, let the spirit out, as it will.

When you freely express, you are the total style.

If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself.

A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.

Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.

Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception.