Quotes from Ming-Dao Deng

Once you have seen the face of God, you see the same face on everyone you meet.

By being receptive, we can avail ourselves of the spiritual wealth available to us. By being open, we can receive things beyond what we ourselves might imagine.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

You may be capable of great things, But life consists of small things.

A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy for the deceased.

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

Knowing the steps to create living growth: that is art.

Eventually, the time of action must come. When this happens, be a winner! Don't settle for mediocre results. Don't try to stay even. Go for it all!

Markings in dry clay disappearOnly when the clay is soft again.Scars upon the self disappearOnly when one becomes soft within.

if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from falsity.

Build your life brick upon brick, Live a life of truth, And you will look back on a life of truth. Live a life of fantasy, And you will look back on delusion.

All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow.

We need faith, not because there are beings who will punish us or reward us, but because gods are a wonderful way of describing things that are happening to us.

A good master leads you to the true master within. Only that master, who is your own higher self, can adequately answer all questions.

Unlocking our potential requires education, experience, and determination. One should never stop learning, never stop exploring, never stop going on adventures.

That is why spiritual progress is slow: not because no one will tell us the secrets, but because we ourselves must overcome sentiment and fear before we can grasp it.

Let us so absorb integrity—experiencing both its triumphs and defeats—that we do the right thing intuitively.

If we know how to adapt, we end up being superior.

In nature there is no alienation. Everything belongs.

It is up to each of us to sing as we feel moved by the overall song of life.

Things cannot forever go downward. There are limits to everything—even the cold, and the darkness, and the wind, and the dying.