Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
BABA BHARATI TALKS
ON SOURCE OF BEAUTY
SAYS ALL BEAUTY AND POWER
ARE FROM MIND
Thoughts Are Reflected in Peoples
Faces, and as They Think So Will
Their Appearance Be, Says Pastor
of krishna Temple

Baba Bharati delivered a sermon last
night in Krishna temple on "The Source
of Beauty and Power" He said in
part:
"All beauty and power are derived
from the mind. The mind is made up of
thoughts, ideas and ideals. Whatever
we constantly think of we reflect in the
face, which is the mirror of the mind.
IL we constantly think of beautiful
thought or a beautiful idea, or if our
mentality is pervaded by beautiful
ideals of life. the reflection of their
beauty we unconsciously mirror in the
face. In spite Of our homely features
that light of the indWelling beauty in
our mind makes us attractive to others.
And people say, His or hers is an in
teresting face They do not know
what is the source of that interest
which attracts them to that homely
person. Herein is the secret.
ION the other hand, the best featured
faces have sometimes no beauty. The
features may seen on examination to
be carved like thu -" of an ideal statue
yet the impress of beauty is not on that
face. That face attracts or interests
nobody, because it has no light from
within to ilumne those symmetrical
features. The symmetry is noticed
through intellectual study, and even
that study is dry, void of interest. Why
is this? Because the mind behind those
good features dwells on melancholy or
matter of fact material thoughts, be-
cause it is void of imagination. The
gloom of the mind is spread on the
face, or the matter of factness imparts
a dryness to It, There is another kind
Of face-charming, attractive in the ex-
treme, but charming and attractive only
to the superficial observer, to one whose
mind dwells on the sense plane. Behind
that charming face is a wicked mind
and a false heart. The delusive charm
on the face is born of the mind of that
man or woman dwelling constantly on
charming ideas whose false light is re-
flected in the face. The deep observer
finds the falsity, the hollowness of the
charm, in twinkle, and is on guard in
regard to that person.
"True beauty Is born of a beautiful
mind and heart, mind and heart fitted
with images and imageries and
thoughts and ideas of true beauty.
That beauty appeals to our mind and
makes a deep impression on 1t. OF all
beautiful thoughts the thought of God
the Cod whose essence is peace, har-
mony and beauty-is most beautiful,
One whose mind is constantly pervaded
by such thoughts OF God or soulful or
spiritual thoughts has face shining
with the luster of those thoughts. 1t is
the most interesting face of all faces.
1 have seen here in America, as well
as in India, the homeliest and most un-
interesting faces made most interest
ing by constant practice Of high
spiritual thoughts. The light of the
essence of all beauty refiecting through
that face makes 1t so attractive that
friends ask about the source Of that
sudden change.
''Yes, God Is the source of beauty, Of
true, enduring. all-attractive beauty.
And this beauty can be absorbed by
constant thought of God, for, as 1 have
so often said, whatever we think on
we absorb, absorb it's attributes, which
1t is, and those attributes absorbed by
the mind lend their shine to the body
the medium Of the minds magnetism.
From youth to Oldest age the beauty Of
God thought endures within and with
out that thinker OF Cod, that thinker
whose thoughts OF God are pervaded by
Lore for loving thought is the most
concentrated thought, which most alb
serbs the qualities of It's objects.