You are the stream, the fish, the light, the pulsing shadow. You the unchanging presence, in whom all moves and changes. How can I focus my flickering, perceive at the fountain's heart the sapphire I know is there?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We are part of an unchanging presence behind all change, but focus is hard.
- In plain terms
- You are everything and the steady core, yet hard to see clearly.
- What can you take from it?
- Look beyond change to find your true steady self.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your unchanging part?
- How do you find focus?
Another view
This assumes a stable self exists beyond change.
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