"The flower made Mahakasyapa smile ...."

“The flower made Mahakasyapa* smile.

Even a sage is transformed by a bloom.”

*Buddha’s disciple

"There is that in the glance ...."

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.

John Muir

"Without going outside ...."

Without going outside, you may know

the whole world.

Without looking through the window,

you may see the ways of heaven.

The farther you go, the less you know.

Thus the sage knows without traveling;

He sees without looking;

He works without doing.

Lao Tzu

"To find the universal elements ...."

“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”

 

"If eyes are clear ...."

If eyes are clear and body strong what harm lies in age?

If the rice is white and the tea sweet I shall feel no lack.

Lu You