“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
But sometimes the sun is blinding, isn’t it?
We can’t look at it directly, though we may want to. And when we try, we look quickly away.
Awareness can hurt.
It can be too much to observe ourselves and the world around us. There are truths the body needs to approach slowly or through something that helps us see. Like special glasses to observe an eclipse.
When I re-read Hanh’s quote, I replace the word sun with Son and something else is illuminated for me.
The light is different.
I'm not outside of myself.
I'm inside the sun.
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