The student asked: What should I be, master? River, ocean, lake or mountain or what? The master replied: Be unique! There are already many rivers, many oceans, many lakes; be something different because the world needs diversity not uniformity; it needs something nonesuch with incomparable talents!

Something always attracts us towards the ruins, because ruins remind us our fundamental problem: The problem of impermanence! Amongst the ruins we see the very end of our road! Whatever shows you the simple truth, it is your Master Teacher; whoever repeatedly recalls you of the plain truth, he is your good master!

Refuse to be called master, otherwise people will start thinking that whatever you say is right! Refuse to be called master!

The best master is the one who raises many more masters and much more important than this, who creates masters even much better than himself!

No sublime wisdom asks to be worshipped or served; the greatest and the most honourable masters are those who refuse to have slaves!