Sublime

For monks are not a different sort of men, but only such as all men on earth ought also to be.

whatever goes on in their minds.

We know from the letter-books of King Jayme II of Aragon (1291–1327) that he cultivated an extensive network of informers in Italy and elsewhere. His surviving letter-books record an impressive fifteen thousand items of incoming intelligence.33 The king received information from a wide variety of correspondents, including Cristiano Spinola, a

The purpose of a work of art is bodhisattva action.

For a wise man should ask questions, not only for his own benefit but also for the benefit of others.