I tried to hold on to this compassion, sensing its preciousness, but even as I reached to grasp it, it dissipated into wisps. No revelation can endure unless it is bolstered by a calm pure mind- and I'm afraid I didn't possess that.

In life, it's best not to take anything for free - unless it's from someone who wishes you well.

A dream is a telegram from the hidden world...Only a fool or an illiterate person ignores it.

I saw something I hadn't realized before: words wasted energy. I would use my strength instead to nurture my belief that my life would unfurl uniquely.

Fenugreek, Tuesday's spice, when the air is green like mosses after rain.

Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.

Monday is the day of silence, day of the whole white mung bean, which is sacred to the moon.