Treasure

Under the floor of some poor man's house lies an uncorroded treasure,
But because he does not know of its existence
He does not say that he is rich.
Similarly, inside one mind lies truth itself, firm and unfading,
Yet, because beings see it not,
they experience a constant stream of misery.
The pauper with a treasure buried under his shack
Does not say he has a treasure,
for he knows it not:
Likewise, the treasure of truth lies within the house of the mind,
Yet we live impoverished through lack of it.
Therefore the seers take a pure birth into the world,
so that this [treasure] may be made known.

an extract from scripture Uttara Tantra

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Comment by frédéric on December 16, 2008 at 5:45pm: beautiful soul
thanks for sharing this treasure of truth...
much love
with Metta Ahimsa Virya Satya
fred