It is difficult to know Wholeness and Oneness when steeped in otherness. When the play of opposites is our dominant orientation, Wholeness and Oneness remain conceptual ideals to be realized.

Transcendent of our identification with and investment in this dualistic, yin-yang life experience, Wholeness abides as our ever stable Self, our changeless ground of Being. And, when we experience Wholeness within ourselves we know Oneness with life’s diversified presentation.

From fragrant colors to baren branches and deep snow / from silent snow to green shoots / from budding branches to summer’s expanse and back around.

We have been a child and an elder, perhaps repeatedly, yet in truth we were neither a child nor elder even as We experienced these phases.

We are the Seer, timeless, permanent.

We tend to generate like patterns of thought and behavior repeatedly until intentionally choosing to change them in an attempt to initiate growth and expand our capacities.

Likewise, our chosen spiritual practices (meditation methods, rituals, observances), as useful as they can be, might occasionally be altered to avoid passivity or complacency, then perhaps returned to with refreshed perspective and resolve.

Instances of Divine grace are periods when we are egoless enough to allow

the constant benevolence of Divine grace a more accessible inlet.

A non-tribal member, he was free of adversity with all tribes.

Inwardly contented, he allowed things to take their course.

A gifted prophet, he shared his visions with those receptive as a selfless agent of the Divine, unconcerned with profit (or prophet).

Recognizing life’s omnipresent Source, we acknowledge that in essence, every place is a “sacred space,” regardless of appearance. However, we are likely to regard certain spaces as special, because they seem to nourish us in various ways.

It’s good to acknowledge that in essence, we too are sacred spaces, and we are portable!

Though desire is a primary motivator in our passage through this life, it isn’t the wisest navigator, with discontent often following in its wake.