All goals apart from the means are illusions; becoming is a denial of being.

Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude.

It is the man that has nothing to lose or is willing to lose everything to beat you that I am afraid of. If a man is willing to lose his life to bite off my nose then I don't care how good I am or what I do to him- he's gonna get my nose.

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.

Observe what is with undivided awareness.

Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.

A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.