To Stop Without Knowing How It Stops - This Is Dao Quotes

To stop without knowing how it stops
- this is Dao (Tao).

A famous soldier came to the master Hakuin and asked:
"Master, tell me: is there really a heaven and a hell?"

"Who are you?" asked Hakuin.

"I am a soldier of the great Emperor's personal guard."

"Nonsense!" said Hakuin.
"What kind of emperor would have you around him?
To me you look like a beggar!"
At this, the soldier started to rattle his big sword in anger.
"Oho!" said Hakuin.
"So you have a sword!
I'll wager it's much too dull to cut my head off!"

At this the soldier could not hold himself back.
He drew his sword and threatened the master, who said:
"Now you know half the answer! You are opening the gates of hell!"

The soldier drew back, sheathed his sword, and bowed.
"Now you know the other half," said the master.
"You have opened the gates of heaven ."

We believe what we see..
What do you do when you’re in the dark..? - Yann Martel, Life of Pi

You cannot teach navigation in the middle of a storm.

A child's life is like a piece of paper
on which every person leaves a mark.

A guy yells across the river,
"Hey, how do you get to the other side of this river?"
Another guy on the other side yells back,
"You are on the other side!"

A powerful king asks assembled wise men to create a ring
that will make him happy when he is sad, and vice versa.
After deliberation the sages hand him a simple ring with the words
"Gam zeh ya'avor" (Hebrew) which means
"This too will pass"..