"Reality is apparent when one ceases to compare."
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"All knowledge, is ultimately, self knowledge."
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"The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited."
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"Don’t indulge in any unnecessary, sophisticated moves"
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"If you think a thing is impossible,you'll only make it impossible."
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"For something that is static, fixed, dead, there can be a way or a definite path; but not for anything that is moving and living."
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"Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result."
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"A man must constantly exceed his level"
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"Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo."
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"Taoist philosophy is essentially monistic. Matter and energy, Yang and Yin, heaven and earth, are conceived of as essentially one or as two coexistent poles of one indivisible whole."
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"It is true that the mental aspect of kung-fu is the desired end; however, to achieve this end, technical skill must come first."
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"You know what I want to think of myself? As a human being. Because, I mean I don't want to be like "As Confucius say," but under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family. It just so happens man that people are different."
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"There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it."
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"From form to formless and from finite to infinite"
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"We [tend to] have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We [often feel that we] cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its root in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone; we are not alone when we imitate."
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"You need emotional content."
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"To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself."
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"The primary Reality is not what I think, but that I live, for those also live who do not think."
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"To reach me, you must move to me. Your attack offers me an opportunity to intercept you."
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"To contemplate a thing implies maintaining oneself OUTSIDE it, resolved to keep a distance between it and ourselves."
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