" I wish to thank my Ye Ye and honour him in Watching the Tree. His memory continues to give me strength. I hope his teaching will be of help to some who are also searching for spiritual tranquility and solace. "

The way I see it  [ Aunt Baba said ],  the nineteenth century was a British century. The twentieth century is an American century. I predict that the twenty-first century will be a Chinese century. The pendulum of history will swing from the YIN ashes brought by the Cultural Revolution to the YANG phoenix arising from its wreckage.