42 Sections Sutra

The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections 
When the World-honored had become Enlightened, he reflected thus:--"To abandon desire and rest in perfect quietude is the greatest of victories. To remain in a state of complete abstraction is to overcome the ways of all the evil ones." 
In the Royal Deer Park, he expounded the Doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, converting Kaundinya and four others, and thus manifesting the fruit of the Way. There were frequently monks who voiced their doubts and asked the Buddha to resolve them, so the World Honored taught and commanded them, until, one by one, they became Enlightened and, bringing their hands together in respectful agreement, prepared to follow the sacred commands.

36. The Buddha said:
It is hard for one to leave the grosser forms of incarnation and be born a human being.
It is harder for such a one to escape being a woman and be born a man.(man is superior over woman)
It is hard for such a one to be born with all his organs in perfect condition.
It is hard for such a one to be born in China (or Middle Kingdom).(Chinese, you are lucky.)
It is hard for such a one to be born directly into Buddhist surroundings.
It is hard for such a one to come in contact with the Way.
It is hard for such a one to cultivate faith in his mind.
It is hard for such a one to attain to the Bodhi-heart.
It is hard for such a one to attain to (the state where) nothing is practiced and nothing manifested.

42. The Buddha said: "I look upon the state of kings and princes as upon the dust which blows through a crack. 
I look upon ornaments of gold and jewels as upon rubble. 
I look upon garments of the finest silk as upon worn-out rags. 
I look upon a major chiliocosm as upon a small nut. 
I look upon the Anavatapta as upon oil for smearing the feet. (On the other hand), 
I look upon expedient methods (leading to the truth) as upon spending heaps of jewels. 
I look upon the supreme vehicle as upon a dream of abundant wealth. 
I look upon the Buddha's Way as upon all the splendors which confront the eye. 
I look upon dhyana meditation as upon the pillar of Mount Sumeru. 
I look upon Nirvana as upon waking at daybreak from a night's sleep. 
I look upon heresy erected as upon six dragons dancing. 
I look upon the universal, impartial attitude (of a Buddha) as upon the Absolute Reality. 
I look upon conversion (to the Way) as upon the changes undergone by a tree (due to the action of the ) four seasons. 

(The Way is the splendors (colors) which confront the eyes when you gaze at the nose tip. The nose is equivalent to Mount Sumeru, so meditation is looking at its pillar.)