Give and Take

A friend of my once asked me, "Why is the Dead Sea dead?" I told him I wasn't sure. He said, "The dead Sea is dead, because it has no inlets and no outlets. It cannot connect to other bodies of water [directly] and with out that connection there is no life for it. The healthiest bodies of water have many inlets and outlets and that guarantees their survival." It's give and take.

When I awoke this morning, that was on my mind. People are exactly the same way. When the heart is open, we often feel better and there are numerous possibilities. When we can sense and connect to the Mind of others, moving past our personal walls, things seem much brighter and hopeful within, simply because there are no gaps and no walls.

I sometimes like to say that "a lamp will only shine, when it's plugged in." It seems kind of corny on the surface and yet it's so true. Sometimes my personal problems are sustained or exacerbated, simply because I may have over looked plugging in with the right person, thinking that I was better off on my own, dealing with the problem. I have seen the clarity of that fact, and yet I have repeated that mistake many times, in my life.

Because of our ability to repeatedly make the same mistakes or self-defeating habit patterns, that makes us so fortunate to have each other. On top of that, the fact that we also have Zazen is a great gift too. When I genuinely plug-in (and not pretending to), boom! The lights truly are on.

Our very inhalation and exhalation, remind us of that the exchange of giving and receiving are extremely important to sustaining our life. Inlet's and Outlet's, Give and Take. My focus for today it to carry that reality with me, into my interactions with others.

Namaste'

Jaye Seiho Morris, Curator
digitalZENDO

Comments

[Stephen]

D jayezero Great post on give and take. Its what I need right now.

[Anonymous]

thank you.