Tis easy to break an idol, very easy: to regard the self as easy to subdue is folly, folly.
A secret freedom opens through a crevice you can barely see.
Even when tied in a thousand knots, the string is still but one.
If reason dominates in man, he rises higher than angels. If lust overpowers man, he descends lower than the beast.
Purify your eyes, and see the pure world. Your life will fill with radiant forms.
Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.