A KING may conquer the whole world.
But if he cannot even control his own mind,
He can never be a true conqueror.
A DOCTOR tries to find all ways to maintain the
well-beings of the body.
But when the messenger of death knocks on the
door,
He is helpless.
An ASTRONOMER wants to find out more about
other world systems.
But if he doesn't even understand himself,
How then can he understand the outer space?
THE BUDDHA is the true conqueror.
He has fully tamed the mind.
THE ENLIGHTENED ONE is the real doctor.
HE has attained the deathless state of ecerlasting
bliss.
THE TATHAGATA is the greatest astronomer.
HE is the complete knower of both the internal
and external world.
Excerpts from Shan You Newsletter Mar/Apr 1999