drop in the ocean

“You are a drop:
Divine being is the ocean.
While you still live,
hold steadily before you
the vision of the whole
and you will be the whole.”

– Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)*

 

Let us hold steady before us the vision of the whole.

Don’t let the divisiveness and turmoil distract us from what is yet to be revealed.

Let us trust in the ocean.

Namaste

29 comments on “* You are a Drop

  1. socialbridge's avatar

    Happy to trust in the ocean, Val!!

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  2. nrhatch's avatar

    Going for a walk on the beach on Wednesday morning (and today) restored my equilibrium as I watched the waves engage in constant change.

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    • Val T Boyko's avatar

      The rhythm of nature and its ebb and flow.
      The constant movement and shifting
      Reminds us that we are also a part of it all.
      I would love to be by the ocean right now!
      Thanks Nancy 💛

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  3. Jill Weatherholt's avatar

    The ocean is my happy place.

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  4. Karen Lang's avatar

    Love this! Thankyou Val 🙏🏻

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  5. lisa thomson-author's avatar

    A lovely sentiment to share, Val. Just in time.

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  6. smilecalm's avatar

    in this sea
    gives me a wet
    cozy feeling, Val 🙂

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  7. Ann Koplow's avatar

    So glad we’re drops together, Val.

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  8. Tom's avatar

    ‘At the end of the day’, we are all in it together, Val.

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  9. Mél@nie's avatar

    I love Rumi and Gibran… ❤

    “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of the oceans, and in one aspect of YOU are found those of the existence.”(Kahlil Gibran – Poet of the Ecology of Life)

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  10. Tiny's avatar

    Beautiful image and a comforting message! Thanks Val!

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  11. reocochran's avatar

    I take comfort in nature and the warmth of people who care and love one another, Val. ❤

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  12. IreneDesign2011's avatar

    I feel this one, when I meditate by the Mediterranean Sea in the mornings, Val ❤

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  13. kelleysdiy's avatar

    Really love this!!

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