Never struggle with anyone or anything. When you’re pushed, pull; when you’re pulled, push.
Never fear the weapon, only the man wielding it. Focus on your opponent while he focuses on his knife or saber or pistol. He invests his power in the weapon but forgets the rest of his body.
Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change.- Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out.- Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength...
Let’s go deeper and consider four central sets of paradoxical truths: * Time is real. It moves from past to present to future. * There is no time, no past, no future—only the eternal present. * You po...
First of all, said Serafim, there are no advanced skills; there is only skillful movement.
Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. — ANDRÉ GIDE
Enlightenment is not an attainment, it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes.
Death is not sad; the sad thing is that most people don’t really live at all.
Act happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.
You fear death and crave survival. You want Forever, you desire Eternity. In your deluded belief that you are this ‘mind’ or ‘spirit’ or ‘soul,’ you find the escape clause in your contract with mortal...
The peaceful warrior’s greatest battles don’t lie in the external world, but within us. These inner hurdles generate most of the obstacles and difficulties we encounter in daily life. They carry great...
Lofty dreams in the distant future are a difficult burden to carry. The best goals may be those you can handle in the next week, the next day, the next hour, or the next step; create a process that yi...
Have shown you the way of the peaceful warrior, not the way to the peaceful warrior. As long as you tread the way, you are a warrior.
Everyone tells you what's good for you. they don't want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.
Your business is not to ‘get somewhere’ — it is to be here.
You have been immortal since before you were born and will be long after the body dissolves. The body is Consciousness; never born; never dies; only changes. The mind — your ego, personal beliefs, his...
You are rich if you have enough money to satisfy all your desires. So there are two ways to be rich: You earn, inherit, borrow, beg, or steal enough money to meet all your desires; or, you cultivate a...
When a man has learned to live without money, he thought, a few rubles can go a long way.
Whatever our circumstances, everything can feel so simple, so beautiful, and so right when we no longer pay attention to the mind’s incessant chatter.
What good to conquer an enemy in battle, only to be vanquished by hunger or cold?