The moment I die,
I will try to come back to you
as quickly as possible.
I promise it will not take long.
Isn’t it true
I am already with you,
as I die each moment?
I come back to you
in every moment.
Just look,
feel my presence.
If you want to cry,
please cry.
And know
that I will cry with you.
The tears you shed
will heal us both.
Your tears are mine.
The earth I tread this morning
transcends history.
Spring and winter are both present in the moment.
The young leaf and the dead leaf are really one.
My feet touch deathlessness,
and my feet are yours.
Walk with me now.
Let us enter the dimension of oneness
and see the cherry tree blossom in winter.
Why should we talk about death?
I don’t need to die
to be back with you.
—Thich Nhat Hanh, Oneness
May we know the place where all is one,
Simeon
Quote of the Week
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
— Rumi
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No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism by Chris Niebauer
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