A plant begins to wither
its leaves fall to the ground
and it drops its seeds
To some this may look
in its entirety, like death
but to others it is birth
A seed's shell cracks
its insides come out
and everything changes
To some this may look
like complete destruction
but to others it is growth
Breathe in
Breathe out
Life is a coalescence of
the Surround into the Self
It is a turning outside in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Death is a dissolution of
the Self into the Surround
it is a turning inside out
happiness surrounds the
cries of the newborn
Breathe in
cries surround the
happiness of the dead
Breathe out
Sep 3, 2014
Sep 3, 2014 at 8:40 PM UTC
A plant begins to wither
its leaves fall to the ground
and it drops its seeds
To some this may look
in its entirety, like death
but to others it is birth
A seed's shell cracks
its insides come out
and everything changes
To some this may look
like complete destruction
but to others it is growth
Breathe in
Breathe out
Life is a coalescence of
the Surround into the Self
It is a turning outside in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Death is a dissolution of
the Self into the Surround
it is a turning inside out
happiness surrounds the
cries of the newborn
Breathe in
cries surround the
happiness of the dead
Breathe out
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