“The flower does not try to become the sun; it already is the sun. It does not try to become a tulip; it already contains the qualities of tulip within it. When you achieve this insight, you stop suffering. We suffer because we want to deny ourselves. We want to be something else, and so we never stop running.” ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh

A difficult concept to understand, yet one that is well worthy of our attention.

Can you imagine for just a moment, my dears – the sense of never having to be anything other than who you truly are? To be at one with the aspect of emotion, that continuously forces us from this present moment? To know that the full force of these cosmos have effortlessly formed this entity that we call ‘self.’

Just as the flower is comprised of all things – of time, of space, the energy of snow and of rain – you too, are a composite of this much bigger ‘whole.’ You are, one of the greatest miracles of this universe.

And, you are, all and everything you ever need to be, my darlings. But, like the flower – we are absent one thing. That is, the need for a separate self.

Look out into the stars tonight, my darlings – and know, that you are a part of that, too.

Much love, and many blessings, my friends. And, thoughtful mindful musings to you on this day.