“If you abandon intention, the birds will not be suspicious. If your intention is stirred, the birds will fly away. Why? This is because you can fool the form but not the spirit. Even if your spirit moves slightly, the other’s spirit will know. This is the way things are: nothing can be hidden from the spirit. The sage knows that she and the ten thousand things are connected. Therefore, she always abandons her intention and keeps her mind empty.”


Eva Wong, who wrote “Nourishing the Essence of Life” .
She is a lineage holder of Daoist Qigong (Xiantianwujimen) and teaches through the Shambhala Center.