Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow.

Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still.

A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree.

A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy for the deceased.

Use a mirror in difficult times. You will see both cause and resolution.

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.

Let us be sad; it is feeling that makes us human.