There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.

Simple, like uncarved wood.

Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.

Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.

First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.