I have no
parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make
the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine
Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power;
I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A
Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash
of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have
no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make
Self-Protection my Laws.
I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my
Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock
my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have
no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have
no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.
I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make
my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I
have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make
Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.