There is a flaw with words, they always force us to feel enlightened, but when we turn around to face the world they always fail us and we end up facing the world as we always have, without enlightenment

Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity.

Fright never injures anyone. What injures the spirit is having someone always on your back, beating you, telling you what to do and what not to do

All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy - it does not make a warrior work at liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it, he is one with it.

There is a flaw with words, they always force us to feel enlightened, but when we turn around to face the world they always fail us and we end up facing the world as we always have, without enlightenment

Never take a path that has no heart in it. You can't lose if your heart is in your work, but you can't win if your heart is not in it.

... a warrior could not avoid pain and grief but only the indulging in them