This core of Silence, of deep peace, exists within all of us. It is our home, where we naturally reside, where we belong.
This simple truth has become obscured to us because we find ourselves lost in our minds: in our thoughts, emotions, opinions and drives, about ourselves, about others, about how, why, what and where we are, could be, should be.
In short, we are perpetually navigating the tides of the Mind, that vast moving sea upon which we find ourselves adrift. We live at the mercy of these tides, living cautiously, hesitantly, hoping and praying for calm waters, dreading the fury of its storms. The Mind is whimsical.
Having lived like this for so long, we have forgotten that this sea is not our home. We are not creatures of the sea. The Land is where we belong. That ground of stillness, stability and abundance - where each one is provided for, body and soul, this is where we come from, this is our home.
Stepping back onto this sacred ground once again can seem daunting at first. Stillness after a lifetime of movement seems alien to us. It feels like returning to port after a long voyage, the momentum of the sea will stays with us for a while, rocking us back and forth, reminding us of our adventures. But it does settle. And when it does, the recognition of our natural state comes to clarity.
And though we may be driven by our curiosity to navigate the seas again and again, the awareness of who we really are remains with us.
