You do not see clearly the evil in yourself, else you would hate yourself with all your soul. Like the lion who sprang at his image in the water, you are only hurting yourself, O foolish man. When you reach the bottom of the well of your own nature, then you will know that the vileness was from yourself.

Turning toward what you deeply love saves you

You must ask for what you really want. / Don't go back to sleep. / The door is round and open. / Don't go back to sleep.

Since in order to speak, one must first listen, learn to speak by listening.

The friend who knows a lot more than you do will bring difficulties, and grief, and sickness, as medicine, as happiness, as the essence of the moment when you're beaten when you hear Checkmate, and can finally say, I trust you to kill me.

Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moon. That Moon is your heart, and those thoughts cover your heart. So let them go, just let them fall into the water.

The soul which cannot endure fire and smoke won't find the Secret.