The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.

Now, when ordinary people attempt to find happiness, I am not sure whether the happiness is really happiness or not. I study what ordinary people do to find happiness, what they struggle for, rushing about apparently unable to stop.

Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.

Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.

To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the first step toward attaining Tao.

You are still guided by your expectations.

Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.