Those who see all creatures within themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no fear. Those who see all creatures in themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no grief. How can the multiplicity of life, delude the one who sees its unity?
If we sincerely want to become a liberated person, then we have to be willing to be independent in a world where so few truly think for themselves.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender’s inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for everyone else the proper pleasure of ritual.
