In the Dhammapada, the Buddha, this source of beauty, gives a real beauty secret: You are not the clothes you have worn; you are not the jewelry you have bought. All that you are is the result of what you have thought. Through meditation, you can beautify your thinking and make your personality shine brighter and brighter.
This is a very different concept of beauty from what you see in the media. According to the Buddha, everyone is born to be beautiful — not just for twenty-five years, but always. The source of all beauty is within.
— Eknath Easwaran, Your Life Is Your Message