In life, what more can you ask for than to be real?
I’ve come to understand that life is best lived, not conceptualized.
In building a statue, a sculptor doesn’t keep adding clay to his subject. Actually, he keeps chiseling away at the nonessentials until the truth of his creation is revealed without obstruction.
Efficiency is anything that scores.
The reward is found in the work.
To change with change is the changeless state.
Learning is a constant process of discovery – a process without end.
If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived.
When one has no form, one can be all forms.
If there is always light, you don’t experience light anymore. You have to have the rhythm of light and darkness.
Since weight training involves repetitions, a great deal of energy must be exerted. Therefore, weight training should be practiced only every other day.
Stop wasting time in playing a role or a concept. Instead, learn to ACTUALIZE YOURSELF, your potential.
One must be truthful and honest in their approach; a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blueprint laid down by others.
The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world.
If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help.
You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.
Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.
Maturation is the development from environmental support to self-support.
Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising.
Can you look at a situation without naming it? Naming it, making it a word, causes fear.