Stars have a gentle quality; we can feel them watching over us tenderly.

After a long day of hard work, our bodies may be bone tired, yet as we gaze upward we can sense that at the deepest level there is a profound and limitless beauty.

This beauty is effortless, and it is perfect.

There are no leaks in the roof of the sky; here, at the end of the day, we don’t have to put up ladders to repair the constellations.

We can rest, and receive the outpouring of light, and let the gates of our minds open.

Lotus Mandala