141 Quotes by Benjamin Hoff

Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.

From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.

As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.

The Infinite Universal Power is more than just a narrow-minded gatekeeper to a spiritual County Club.

A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao? He is restricted by his own learning.

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow 'burn their toast a lot,' said Pooh

To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering.

I think, therefore I am confused.

One sometimes gets the impression that those intimidating words are there to keep us from understanding. That way, the scholars can appear Superior, and will not likely be suspected of Not Knowing Something.