Chapter 9 joy and sorrow

Tell us about joy and sorrow, said a woman. He replied: Unmasked, your joys are your sorrows. From the same well that your tears have filled, your joy wells up. Could it be otherwise? The deeper the scars that sorrow carves upon you, the more joy you can hold. Aren't the cups once tempered in the potter's fire now filled with your grapes wine? Isn't it the trees that were once emptied by sharp blades, and now they have become the Lulu that soothes your soul? Teqin? When you rejoice, look into your hearts and you will find that the present brings you joy It is what brought you sorrow in the first place.

When you are sad, look into your own hearts again, and you will find that the present brings you sorrow. What is sad is what brought you joy in the first place. Some of you say, "There is more joy than sorrow." And some of you say, "No, sorrow more than joy. " But I say to you, they are inseparable. They come together, and when one sits alone with you, remember that the other is Sleep peacefully in your bed. Indeed, you are like a scale that swings between sorrow and joy. Only when you are completely empty will you be still, balanced. When the Keeper of the Treasure weighs his gold and silver with you, it must take your joys and sorrows to rise and fall.