Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education..

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe..

Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words..

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually p….

Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens..

Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many..

A path is made by walking on it..

When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance..

The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep..

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world..

Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not think that you know. Be aware of all that is and dwell in the infinite.….

Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness..

The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with ….

Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger..

In a river mist, if another boat knocks against yours, you might yell at the other fellow to stay clear. But if you notice then, that it's an empty b….

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation..

When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten. No….

During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the….

The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all..

To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge..

Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happ….