Open yourself to the truth, then trust in your natural responses, and everything will fall into place.
To be of few words is natural.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . . If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.