MEDITATION INSTRUCTION BY DAN RODMAN
To see,
I notice the fog,
a covering of clarity.
I open my mouth,
to sing,
and the fog churns and dances
a play of graceful forms.
I open my eyes,
to see,
and the clouds start to dissipate,
leaving sparkles of stars in their stead.
I open my heart,
to know,
and the stars are all swallowed
by the infinite vastness of space.
I open my mind,
and I am that infinite vastness,
to be free,
to know,
to see.
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