Human beings affix themselves to things that are of little or no importance. They affix themselves to the transitory, to things that are impermanent, and in doing so, they get all upset

I would define the proper use of power as something that creates happiness for yourself and others.

In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.

When you do something half-heartedly, you don't get much of a result. When you do it fully, you get a great result.

If you are the body, you are in terrible trouble! One small microbe will destroy it one day, if not an accident. You have but a short time to live in this world.

When you are afraid of someone, they can gain power over you, meaning they can drop your energy level.

They've got lots of theories, books, sciences - I've read a lot of those books. Most of them are pretty unhappy.