Mystery

The Tao is mysterious and silent, with no appearance, no model. Its size is infinite, its depth immeasurable. Yet it participates in human development, though ordinary knowledge cannot grasp it. . .Those who comprehend the Tao are not focused only on themselves; they are also connected to the world. – from The Huainanzi, transl. by Thomas Cleary

Evolutionarily, it must have served us to think of ourselves as separate from the rest of the universe. We are born with both the ego divide and the ability to temper its effects. – Peter Coyote

We live in a world saturated with the love and intentionality of an ever-present, ongoing creation. We have been and are forever not alone. – Adapted from Barbara Holmes

Any place and every place can be the still point of the turning world. Every place is a holy place. In your prayerful blessings for all sentient beings, remember to include the mystery that is yourself.