Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what’s more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard; never get muddled.
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
One’s inner light alone is the means, naught else. When this inner light is kept alive, it is not affected by the darkness of inertia.
Good judgment comes from experience and often experience comes from bad judgment.
The essence of the offering is that it be analogous to the sin, and that a man offer to God his desires and passions, for this is more acceptable than all.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
