A fool seeks to seize beauty and then becomes sad when the beauty, once momentarily conquered, dissolves in his hands.
Beauty is not to possess; it is only to appreciate.
The beauty gives joy.
If we can refine our receptive abilities, we will succeed in seeing beauty everywhere.
In order to refine one's receptive abilities, one must, first of all, regain authority over our tastes.
Living in modern societies, we tend towards conformism due to our Egos; that is, others have control over our tastes. In order to be accepted by others, we must adapt our tastes to the tastes of others. A typical example of conformism is fashion: we deem those wearing clothes that were in fashion a few years ago ridiculous, without stopping to think that we once wore those clothes, and that in two years we will be mocking people for dressing how we are dressed today.
In order to regain authority over our own tastes, we must cripple some of our Egos, limiting them and making them less important. In this way, one becomes less conformist.
The next step is to refine our own concept of beauty based on our own experience, appreciation, and tastes; not based on the opinions of others.
Refining our concept of beauty takes practice: at first we can limit ourselves to narrow areas suitable to us, and then subsequently expand our field for appreciation... for example, if you have an affinity with mathematics, you can discover the beauty of the Schrödinger equation; if you have a penchant for flowers, you can closely scrutinise the different shades of petal colour and admire its geometric textures.
As one practices beauty appreciation, one will develop greater sensitivity, and be filled with joy every time admires beauty.
The more one trains to appreciate beauty, the more one refines one's receptive capacity for beauty.
As we acquire more sensitivity to beauty, we will discover the beauty of simple things, and we will find beauty everywhere: the little things around us that we took for granted, nature that we never scrutinised, sensations that we did not feel... everything is intrinsically imbued with beauty.
We will reach the wonderful situation of being able to find joy anywhere and anytime simply by looking around, Here&Now, and finding beauty everywhere. There will no longer be any need to look for beauty: beauty is always around us and within us; we need only notice it.
In this way, we appreciate life's beauty.
The appreciation of beauty is a spiritual practice: we are filled with joy when we practice it; it gives us an internal gust of vitality, regenerating our Anandayana.