In This, We Are Connected.

There’s a beautiful teaching relayed in the pages of the Talmud; one which softly underpins the necessity of our connection.

“How do we know that dawn has arrived?” a Rabbi once asked of his students. After a long silence, one of the students finally replied, “When you can tell a sheep from a wolf?”

The Rabbi shook his head no.

“When you can see a blue thread upon a mottled green cloth?” another asked.

Again, the Rabbi shook his head no. After some discussion, the students finally conceded their loss. “Tell us, Rabbi – how do we know that dawn has arrived?”

The Rabbi replied: “When you can see yourself reflected in the eyes of another, and realize that that we belong to one another – *that* is how we know that the dawn has arrived.”

There’s a dawn that extends beyond the first light; one which unifies and empowers. It is the dawning of our love, and the blessing of our birthright. Within which, we find the spaciousness to become ‘whole’. And through which we discover the freedom of these ‘bindings’.

Though sadly, we tend to suffer the malady of our distinction; a barrier born of ego’s plight.

When in reality, are we not all manifestations of the same endless light?

A little something to consider, my friends…

In peace…

Namaste ❤️

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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