A Creed to Live By

I have no parents; I make the heaven and earth my mother and
father.
I have no home; I make awareness my dwelling.
I have no life and death; I make the tides of breathing my life
and death.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my divine power.
I have no means; I make understanding my means.
I have no magic secrets; I make character my magic secret.
I have no body; I make endurance 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 promptness my limbs.
I have no strategy; I make “unshadowed by thought” my strategy
I have no designs; I make “seizing opportunity by the forelock” my
design.
I have no miracles; I make right action my miracle.
I have no principles; I make adaptability to all circumstances my
principles.
I have no tactics; I make emptiness and fullness my tactics.
I have no talents; I make ready wit my talent.
I have no friends; I make my mind my friend.
I have no enemy; I make carelessness my enemy.
I have no armor; I make benevolence and righteousness my armor.
I have no castle; I make immovable mind my castle.
I have no sword; I make absence of self my sword.

A samurai's creed, written around 1300 by an unnamed author. Via Chris
Corrigan

In Summation

There is, ultimately, nothing.

OM MANI PADME HUM

Here is an explanation of the what is probably the most recognizable Mantra to Westerners.