The Lotus
The lotus is a sign of grace from the underworld. Caressed by the exhale of dawn, it springs from mud, expanding without effort. Darkness blossoms into beauty when you hold it tenderly, then drop it like a seed. Physics is the metaphor of waves that guide us toward bewilderment. If we could hear the silent explosion of a bud in the secret wound of the heart, the rich would give their wealth away. The outraged would surrender their despair. Bullets would melt into tears. Thieves would repay what was stolen, yet their victims would insist, "Please keep it, you need it more than I." Isn’t this why we sing? Anger is not your true home, friend. Follow the flame of emptiness into the furrow between your breaths until something bursts and bleeds and seeps out, healing the earth. Photo by my dear friend Aile Shebar ...