the eyes of the cosmos...

The eyes are our most sensitive organ,

and when
you look and look and look into another person's
eyes,

you are looking at the most beautiful jewels
in the universe.

And if you look down beyond that
surface beauty,

it's the most beautiful jewel in the
universe,

because that's the universe looking at you.

We are the eyes of the cosmos.

So that in a way,
when you look deeply into somebody's eyes,

you are
looking deeply into yourself,

and the other person is
looking deeply into the same self,

which many-eyed,
as the mask of Vishnu is many-faced,

is looking out
everywhere,

one energy playing myriads of different
parts.


- Alan Watts