Beauty lies in the Virtues Deep

Dear child,

Beauty is not an independent value but is the manner in which the mind of a subject is affected by an external form which acts as a counterpart of the taste present in the subject.

Objects appear beautiful as long as there is a demand for them from within. When there is no desire, there is no special beauty in anything. It is maya that objectifies beauty.

Beauty is not skin deep. Beauty lies in the virtues deep.

Man has rare good fortunes of being able to adore Nature as the body of God and offering grateful worship.

But, is he conscious of God being the source and sustenance?

Does he give God the first place in his thoughts which is His Due? Or, is he engaged in the activities of life in total disregard of God? 

It is a pity that, instead of paying attention to God, Nature and man in that order, men today are concerned most with themselves, more with Nature and very less with God. 

From birth to death, from dawn to night, man pursues fleeting pleasures by the exploitation, the despoiling, the desecration of nature, ignoring the truth that it is the property of God the Creator, and any injury caused to it is a sacrilege which merits dire punishment.

Baba