meditation of light

quiet your mind.
settle your heart.
feel.
and just know.


meditation for your creative desire.
let your apple juice settle for just a second and you will see a profound effect in every aspect of your life.*
everything is a manifestation of your light.
light reflecting on light. you will create your world.
sit, and think of this.
see the light. contemplate the light. appreciate the light.
sit.
relax.
do nothing.
once you learn to do this you will transcend all negative feeling.

live & love now.
be here now.
your circumstances are as they are. what they are now.

the first thing you should do in the morning when you wake is... smile.
the second: say thank you.



*(there is this story told by one of the greatest teachers on earth about how meditation is similar to 'settling apple juice.' Thich Nhat Hanh writes in his book The Sun My Heart about a time when Thuy, a little girl he is caring for, refuses to drink her apple juice because it is so cloudy. So she goes back outside to play with the other children and when she comes back in she is ever so thirsty. Thich Nhat Hanh reminds her of her wonderful, fresh squeezed apple juice and points to the glass. Thuy goes over and drinks the juice without hesitation. She asks her caretaker if it is a different glass and he explains, "no, it is not but it has sat quietly for a bit and now it's clear and delicious." Thuy responds with the question, "was it meditating like you uncle monk?")

For his actual story please refer to chapter one: sunshine and green leaves in Thich Naht Hanh's The Sun My Heart. I encourage everyone to read any and all of Thich Nhat Hanh's of publications. beautiful.