When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.

It is said that if one chooses to pray to a rock with enough devotion, even that rock will come alive.

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.

A moving door hinge never corrodes. Flowing water never grows stagnant.

Expression is never helped by suppression.

The idea that each of us can be directly spiritual is radical. Most religions are based not on teaching adherents to be directly spiritual, but in persuading them to trust in the intercession of ministers or priests. The problem with this approach is that we cannot gain access to spirituality except through the medium of a fallible human being. If we want to see Tao, we need only open our eyes and trust what we see.