Wisdom

The cure for pain is in the pain.

Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing, acting with no expectation, leading and not trying to control: this is the supreme virtue.

We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable.

We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.

What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure? Whether you go up the ladder or down it, your position is shaky.

When you stand with both feet firmly on the ground, you will always keep your balance.

See the world as yourself. Have faith in the way things are. Love the world as yourself; then you can care for all things.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

The ancient masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable.