When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a gold prize, he goes blind, sees two targets and is out of his mind. His skill has not changed but the prize divides him. He cares! He thinks more of winning than of shooting and the need to win drains him of his power. - Tranxu

Content to be nobody

You fear no-one because you are perfectly content to be nobody. You don't give a damn about success or failure. They mean nothing! If you make a fool of yourself that means nothing either. Isn't that a wonderful state to be in. - Antony de Mello

The "I" is never threatened

When the "I" does not identify with anything, "I" is never threatened. If you are suffering, identify the desire under the suffering and then tell yourself that the well being of "I" is not tied up with this desire. The "I" is never threatened, it is only the "me" that is threatened.

You think you are free....

You think you are free but there probably isn't a gesture, a thought, an emotion, an attitude, a belief in you that doesn't come from someone else. Antony de Mello