“ All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words. Ming-Dao Deng
“ The idea that each of us can be directly spiritual is radical. Most religions are based not on teaching adherents to be directly spiritual, but in persuading them to trust in the intercession of minis… Ming-Dao Deng
“ Markings in dry clay disappearOnly when the clay is soft again.Scars upon the self disappearOnly when one becomes soft within. Ming-Dao Deng
“ What is it like to feel Tao? It is an effortless flowing, a sweeping momentum. It is like bird song soaring and gliding over a vast landscape. You can feel this in your life: Events will take on a per… Ming-Dao Deng
“ The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an enti… Ming-Dao Deng
“ It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone. Ming-Dao Deng
“ We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are. Ming-Dao Deng
“ Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up. Ming-Dao Deng
“ Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day. Ming-Dao Deng
“ If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you. Ming-Dao Deng
