I’m swimming in a vast sea. Everything I need is here. Everything is here, including emptiness.
Swirling colourful minnows delight me. Bland, gray fins hint at lurking dangers. Deep caverns of intricate coral evoke my wonder. Patrolling sharks awaken my fear.
When I’m calm and alert I am captivated by the smallest specks of sparkling creatures, hidden amid the coral. With a glance I also see the grand curves of whales and underwater mountains. I open my eyes to all of the ocean of life.
I can swim wherever I choose. I can cast my gaze in any direction and allow myself to be swept into warm and fertile currents. I can focus my attention on the black, cold depths and count the infinity of evils that exist. I can revel playfully in the shallows enjoying the pleasures of life while death is in every molecule.
I can swim everywhere in the sea, seeing the whole for what it is, choosing my focus and direction while fearlessly accepting the wholeness and holiness of opposites.