There’s an old saying I’m quite fond of: ‘Water that is too pure contains no fish.’  It is derived from the text if Ts’ai Ken Tan, compiled by Hong Zicheng during the time of the Ming dynasty.

“Still that is dirt grows countless things,” he writes. It is intended to demonstrate the truth of our experience, that we must engage the messiness in order to get to the meaning.

Though, so often our approach is to exclude – to set aside that which we deem impure. But the reality, my friends, is quite simple – it is impossible to live in a space of perfection.

Instead, we must learn to embrace that which ultimately helps us to grow – and recognizing our awakening is a continuous unfolding.

In peace…

Namsste ❣