Helen Keller once said ‘The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.’ At times throughout our lives, we face an emptiness that is crying out for a mystical experience. The experience may beg for questions such as: What is the source of beauty? Can a mystical experience be found in beauty? How can beauty help us appreciate the gifts in others?
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”-Confucius
“The body without spirit is not capable of real accomplishment. Although it may be in the utmost condition of beauty and excellence, it is, nevertheless, in need of the spirit. The chimney of the lamp, no matter how polished and perfect it be, is in need of the light. Without the light, the lamp or candle is not illuminating. Without the spirit, the body is not productive.”-Abdu’l-Baha
“True beauty lies in purity of the heart.”-M. Gandhi
“Open your eyes and you will see the beauty of the Universe. Open your mind and you will understand the Universe. Open your heart and the Universe is yours.”- Buddha
“Everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty.”-Rumi
“Men who suffer not, attain no perfection. The plant most pruned by the gardeners is that one which, when the summer comes, will have the most beautiful blossoms and the most abundant fruit.”― Abdu'l-Bahá
“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”-Saint Augustine
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”-Rumi
“When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.-K. Gibran
"It is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection. For instance: a beautiful house, a well designed garden, a symmetrical line, a graceful motion, a well written book, pleasing garments- All things that have in themselves grace or beauty are pleasing to the heart and spirit- What is music? It is a combination of harmonious sounds. What is poetry? It is a symmetrical collection of words. Therefore, they are pleasing through harmony and rhythm. Poetry is much more effective and complete than prose. It stirs more deeply, for it is of a finer composition." - Abdu’l-Bahá
“The spirit in man has been created in accordance with the image of beauty, so that whenever it either hears or sees anything beautiful, it may have a propensity towards it, and seek for communion with it.” -Muhammad Al-Ghazali
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” -Mulan
Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. – K. Gibran
“Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. But that which eternally endureth is the Beauty of the True One, for its splendour perisheth not and its glory lasteth forever; its charm is all-powerful and its attraction infinite.”-Baha’u’llah
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”-Albert Einstein
“May you walk in beauty.”-Navaho blessing
“O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration.”-Baha’u’llah
“Beauty is the gift from God.”-Aristotle
“You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.” -Song of Solomon
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” -Maya Angelou
“The pure heart becometh the mirror of the beauty of truth.” -Abdu’l-Baha
“Beauty's voice speaks gently: it creeps only into the most awakened souls.” -Nietzsche
