As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.

If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only way to gain the attention of the immortals... These angelic teachers cannot be sought out; it is they who seek out the student. When you succeed in connecting your energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will follow.

By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.

Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

When the government is quite unobtrusive, people are indeed pure. When the government is quite prying, people are indeed conniving.

The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.