80 Quotes by Deng Ming-Dao

Never stop trying to cultivate the sacred inside you.

The sages say that life is illusion, but does that change its poignancy?

Do you want to know how spirituality works? Breathe.

Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.

Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage.

Reject labels. Reject identities. Reject conformity. Reject convention. Reject definitions. Reject names.

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.

Let us be sad; it is feeling that makes us human.

Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves for the sun? You did none of these things, yet man in his cleverness Cannot match your perfection.