"'Will we ever see [the dead] again?' 'No one may know.'" - Caine

"Each man must start with himself and within himself. By slowly forging his ch'i, the bond between the finite and the infinite, the inner essence of his spirit and the limitless power of the universe, only then can you conquer the power and the presence of evil." - Master Kan

'Do wars, famine, disease and death exist? Do lust, greed and hate exist? They are man's creation. Brought into being by the dark side of his nature.'" - Master Kan

"We are taught that all things are possible." - Master Po

"Fear is the only darkness." - (Master Po)

"'Do you sometimes feel love. . . and joy? Do you sometimes feel pride in what you have accomplished?. . . And do you sometimes feel good?. . . But the threads that make up our human nature are two ended. There is no capacity for feeling pride without an equal capacity for feeling shame. One cannot feel joy unless one can feel despair. We have no capacity for good without an equal capacity for evil.' - Master Po
'Must we not fear evil?' - Young Caine
'Shall we fear our own humanity?' - Master Po
'Must we not fight evil?' - Young Caine
'Who can defeat himself? For what is evil but the self seeking to fulfill its own secret needs. All that is necessary is that we face it and choose.'" - Master Po (has basic connection to TAO TE CHING #2)

"Beware of judgments of others. In this imperfect world in which we live, perfection is an illusion. And so the standards by which we seek to measure it are also, themselves, illusions. If perfection is measured by age, grace, color of skin, color of hair, physical or mental prowess, then we are all lacking. And it is well to remember that the harshest judgments are reserved for ourselves." - Master Kan

"How can you invite death when there is still life?" - Caine

"Is it not better to think of what you will find than what you will lose?" - Caine

"It is written in the Tao Te Ching:
'Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness.
All can know good as good only because there is evil.
Therefore having and not having arise together.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
[Long and short contrast each other;]
High and low rest upon each other;
[Voice and sound harmonize each other;]
Front and back follow one another.'" - Master Po quoting TAO TE CHING

"...know when to let go of those things that do not serve you but force you to serve them." - Master Kan

"'How do I find myself and the light?' - Young Caine
'By taking the path that leads to the truth.' - Master Po
'Will you help me walk the path?' - Young Caine
'I can only point the way, Grasshopper. You must walk the path yourself.'" - Master Po

"Learn first how to live. Learn second how not to kill. Learn third how to live with death. Learn fourth how to die." - Master Po

Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.
South Park, Tweek Vs. Craig, 1999

"The undiscerning mind is like the root of a tree - it absorbs equally all that it touches - even the poison that would kill it." - Master Po

"You look to others for your own freedom?" - Caine

"It is a fact. It is not the truth. . . . Truth is often hidden, like a shadow in darkness."
"Love cannot measure itself until the hour of parting." - Caine
"In every loss there is gain. As in every gain there is loss." - Po

Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Caine: No.
Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.
Yasutani Roshi