“When a rainbow appears vividly in the sky, you can see its beautiful colors, yet you could not wear as clothing or put it on as an ornament. It arises through the conjunction of various factors, but there is nothing about it that can be grasped. Likewise, thoughts that arise in the mind have no tangible existence or intrinsic solidity. There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave.” ShouldMindReasonBeautifulExistenceSkyColorShould HaveSlaveVariousAriseFactorsSubstanceReason WhyLogicalOver YouClothingsRainbowTangibleOrnamentsConjunctionsSolidityBeautiful Colors Author:Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
“I will tell you what this people need, with regard to preaching; you need, figuratively, to have it rain pitchforks, tines downwards, from this pulpit, Sunday after Sunday. Instead of the smooth, beautiful, sweet, still, silk-velvet-lipped preaching, you should have sermons like peals of thunder, and perhaps we then can get the scales from our eyes.” PeopleNeedsShouldStillsEyeBeautifulSweetRainShould HaveRegardScalesSundayPreachingSmoothThunderSermonsSilkVelvetPulpitPitchforks Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.” ShouldMayHas BeensBeautifulPureShould HaveTheeModestyGlancesShould Have BeenPure LoveBeholder Book:Tupper's complete poetical works: containing Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing
“Truth is the foundation and the reason of the perfection of beauty, for of whatever stature a thing may be, it cannot be beautiful-and perfect, unless it be truly what it should be, and possess truly all that it should have.” ShouldMayReasonBeautifulPerfectBeautyTruth IsPerfectionShould HaveFoundationStature Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld