When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.

The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts.

The true man of the past waited upon Heaven when dealing with people and did not wait upon people when dealing with Heaven.

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning ... There is something. There is nothing.

Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

If one is true to one's inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?