I know a cure for sadness:
Let your hands touch something that
makes your eyes
smile.

I bet there are a hundred objects close by
that can do that.

Look at
beauty's gift to us —
her power is so great she enlivens
the earth, the sky, our
soul.
— Mirabai (India)


Dear God, please reveal to us
your sublime
beauty

that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere,

so that we will never again
feel frightened.

My divine love, my love,
please let us touch
your face.
— St. Francis of Assisi (Italy)


How
did the rose
ever open its heart
and give to this world all of its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being,
otherwise we all remain too
frightened.
— Hafiz (Persia/Iran)


Know
the true nature of your
Beloved.

In
His
loving eyes
your every thought, word, and movement
is always, always

beautiful.
— Hafiz (Persia/Iran)


I know how it will be when I die,
my beauty will be so extraordinary that God
will worship me.
He will not worship me from a distance, for our minds
will have wed,
our souls will have flowed into each other.
How to say this: God and I
will forever cherish
Myself.
— Rabia (Persia/Iraq)