"Life revolves. You cannot go back one minute, or one day. In light of this, there is no use marking time in any one position. Life will continue without you, will pass you by, leaving you hopelessly out of step with events. That's why you must engage life and maintain your pace. Don't look back, and don't step back. Each time you make a decision, move forward. If your last step gained you a certain amount of territory, then make sure that your next step will capitalize on it. Don't relinquish your position until you are sure that you have something equal or better in your grasp. But how do we develop timing for this process? It has to be intuitive. ON certain days, we come to our limits, and our toloerance for a situation ends. When that happens, change without the interference of concepts, guilt, timidity, or hesitancy. Those are the points when our entire lives pivot and turn toward new phases, and it is right that we take advantage of them. We mark our progress not by the distance covered but by the lines and angles that are formed."
- Deng Ming-Dao

"In today's world, these are the unfortunate equations: Do you want intamacy? Have sex. Do you want to be energenic? Drink coffee. Do you want freedom from inhibitions? Drink wine. Do you want a fashionable prop? Smoke cigarettes. Why is it that these things have replaced what should naturally be done? Because people have lost the knowledge of how to do things without artificial stimulation. Why not seek intimacy through sensitivity? Energy through good health? If we overcome our obstacles, we won't need inhibition. Pretension will fall away..."
-Deng Ming-Dao

"...Human life is imperfect: There will always be unprecedented circumstances. Thus, we must go beyond rules and operate instead from pure wisdom. We must act with experience, flexibility and insight. Let us so absorb integrity-experiencing both its triumphs and defeats-that we do the right thing intuitively..."
-Deng Ming-Dao