Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!
If I tell you something, you will stick to it and limit your own capacity to find out for yourself.
No teaching could be more direct than just to sit down.
In the Lotus Sutra, Buddha says to light up one corner - not the whole world. Just make it clear where you are.
To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.
How much 'ego' do you need? Just enough so that you don't step in front of a bus.