What stands in the way of effortless effort is caring, or a conscious attempt to do well.

Anger doesn't demand action. When you act in anger, you lose self-control.

When a problem arises, don't fight with it or try to deny it. Accept and acknowledge it. Be patient in seeking a solution or opening, and then fully commit yourself to the resolution you think advisable.

When one eye is fixed upon your destination, there is only one eye left with which to find the Way.

When you lose your temper, you lose yourself—on the mat as well as in life.

Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle for personal spiritual development.

Only through practice and more practice, until you can do something without conscious effort.