In his book, The Sun My Heart , Thich Nhat Hanh speaks to the duality presented in our meditative practice.

“Meditation lets the sun of awareness rise easily, so we can see more clearly,” he writes. “When we meditate, we seem to have two selves. One is the flowing river of thoughts and feelings, and the other is the sun of awareness that shines on them.”

It is both the source and the lesson, an endless engagement between consciousness and will. What we feel, what we believe – our only impediments. “Lay down your sharp sword of conceptual thinking,” he urges. “Don’t be in such a hurry to cut yourself in two.”

Just as the rolling waves, our thoughts peak then diminish – the light of awareness dancing precariously in its balance. Until such time that the heart finds its release within the cadence of breath’s assurance.

Knowing that when the light of awareness is permitted to shine, the nature of our thoughts is transformed.

And, we? Oh, my sweet souls…we become.

In peace…

Namaste ❣️