The True Man
“Some people,” said Buddha, the master, “have accused me of uttering these words:”
“When one attains the release called the Beautiful, and abides therein, at such a time he considers the whole universe as ugly.”
“But I never said these words. This is what I do say:”
“When one attains the release called the Beautiful, at such a time he knows in truth what Beauty is.”
The Samyuta
Thy dawning is beautiful in the horizon of the sky,
O living Aton, Beginning of life!
When thou risest in the eastern horizon
Thou fillest every land with thy beauty.
Thou art beautiful, great, glittering, high above every land,
Thy rays, they encompass the land, even all that thou hast made.
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Though thou art far away, thy rays are upon earth;
Though thou art on high, thy footprints are the day.
Amenhotep IV
All matters in the Torah are of a superior nature and are uppermost secrets.
Woe to those wicked who say that the Torah is merely a story and nothing more, for they look at the dress and no further.
– Zohar, Bamidbar 152a
Whatever joy there is in this world
All comes from desiring others to be happy [compassion],
And whatever suffering there is in this world,
All comes from desiring myself to be happy [lust].
But what need is there to say much more?
The childish work for their own benefit,
The Buddhas [awakened ones] work for the benefit of others.
Just look at the difference between them!
Shantideva