When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you.

Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?

Live simply and virtuously, true to your nature, drawing no line between what is spiritual and what is not.

People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you don't understand this, you will get lost, however intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

Who can rest until the moment of action?