Clinging to the Core

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Hello All, I really enjoyed this piece from DailyOm and would like to

pass it on. Love, dhyana

 

 

 

Clinging To The Core

When Our World Falls Apart

 

There are times when our whole world seems to be falling apart around

us, and we are not sure what to hold onto anymore. Sometimes our

relationships crumble and sometimes it's our physical environment. At

other times, we can't put our finger on it, but we feel as if all the

walls have fallen down around us and we are standing with nothing to

lean on, exposed and vulnerable. These are the times in our lives when

we are given an opportunity to see where we have established our sense

of identity, safety, and well-being. And while it is perfectly natural

and part of our process to locate our sense of self in externals, any

time those external factors shift, we have an opportunity to

rediscover and move closer to our core, which is the only truly safe

place to call home.

 

The core of our being is not affected by the shifting winds of

circumstance or subject to the cycles of change that govern physical

reality. It is as steady and consistent as the sun, which is why the

great mystics and mystical poets often reference the sun in their odes

to the self. Like the sun, there are times when our core seems to be

inaccessible to us, but this is just a misperception. We know that

when the sun goes behind a cloud or sets for the night, it has not

disappeared but is simply temporarily out of sight. In the same way,

we can trust that our inner core is always shining brightly, even when

we cannot quite see it.

 

We can cling to this core when things around us are falling apart,

knowing that an inexhaustible light shines from within ourselves.

Times of external darkness can be a great gift in that they provide an

opportunity to remember this inner light that shines regardless of the

circumstances of our lives. When our external lives begin to come back

together, we are able to lean a bit more lightly on the structures we

used to call home, knowing more clearly than ever that our true home

is that bright sun shining in our core.

[Guest guest]

I really liked that one too Dhyana!

 

Sarita

 

, " novalees "

<Novalees wrote:

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> Hello All, I really enjoyed this piece from DailyOm and would like to

> pass it on. Love, dhyana

>

>

>

> Clinging To The Core

> When Our World Falls Apart

>

> There are times when our whole world seems to be falling apart around

> us, and we are not sure what to hold onto anymore. Sometimes our

> relationships crumble and sometimes it's our physical environment.