Tamils - a Trans State Nation..

"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."
- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C 

Sathyam Art Gallery

Moments of Awareness
- Paintings in Oils by Jayalakshmi Satyendra -

 
"...There are all manner of causes and conditions whereby one may smile.  There are those who are delighted and therefore smile.  There are those who are afflicted with anger and therefore smile.  One may feel contempt for others and therefore smile.  One may witness strange events and therefore smile.  One may observe embarrassing situations and therefore smile.  It may happen that one sees strange customs from other lands and therefore smile.  It may also happen that one witnesses rare and difficult undertakings and thus is caused to smile". (The Buddha's Smile -  from the Sutras T25.112b8-113a8 [fasc. 7])Translation Copyright © Bhikshu Dharmamitra)