Quotes about Openness

Having totality means being capable of following "what is," because "what is" is constantly moving and constantly changing. If one is anchored to a particular view, one will not be able to follow the swift movement of "what is.

Use no way as way, make no limitation, limitation.

Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

But as for the future, I foresee a world which is more creative, more open, more loving, more ecologically friendly, more honest about its history and progress, and I think a lot of those contributions will be made by young people.

Any man can learn anything he will, but no man can teach except to those who want to learn.

I have to not harden my heart, because I want to stay open to feel things.

What's important is that all human knowledge be made available to all intelligent people who want to learn it.

The man I love may decide tomorrow that he loves me no more - but if my heart remains open, I will endure the storm.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.

I've seen that phenomenally successful people believe they can learn something from everybody. I call them 'mavericks with mentors.' Richard Branson, for instance, is a total maverick but he surrounds himself with incredibly successful, smart people and he listens to them.