'Beauty is akin to Ananda. It is the recognition of our true nature in what is believed to be an external object' (Waite 2007, p99).
'Beauty is the visual doorway into the now, where we find the Self. We can enter the now through the sense of sight, and the easiest way of doing this is by becoming absorbed in something beautiful. It is possible, however, to enter the now by looking - really looking - at anything. Everything is part of the Self, and becoming fully engaged with it brings us to the Self. Beauty may be the easiest visual doorway because we are generally more willing to become fully engaged with something beautiful than with something that is not. We say yes to beauty, and that yes takes us into the now. However, anything that we see that we do not reject can bring us into the now.
'Beauty connects us instantly with joy. Think of some of your happiest moments. The beauty of nature was probably part of many of them. Spending time in a beautiful, natural setting is one of the easiest ways to get in touch with the Real, with the Self. Natural beauty brings us into the moment because it captures our attention so completely.' (Lake in Waite, 2007, p99-100).
Waite, D. (2007). Back to the truth: 5000 years of Advaita. Winchester, UK: O Books.
'Every morning' by Micheal Sutton, downloaded 5th July, 2010, from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sutto007/4758962412/in/pool-23966700@N00
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