Gems

If you keep seeking the jewel of understanding,

then you are a mine of understanding in the making.
If you live to reach the Essence one day,
then your life itself is an expression of the Essence.
Know that in the final analysis you are that
which you search for.
-Abu-Said Abil-Kheir

If you wish for a pearl,

you must leave the desert
and wander by the sea.
-Sanai

However priceless,

a piece of gold

In the eye

is nothing but grit.

-A Zen Forest

A diamond is just a piece of charcoal
that handles stress exceptionally well.
-Anonymous

Like jade, more lustrous as it's polished,
Like gold, brighter as it's refined.
-Sun Bu'er

When pure gold enters the fire

its color becomes brighter still.

-Zen

Jewels on Indra's net

Reflect each other

endlessly.

-A Zen Forest