The Sky Welcomes Every Cloud and Keeps None

I am the endless sky,
Vast, open, and free.
Clouds gather within me,
And clouds drift away.
I welcome them all,
Yet I hold on to none.

I am the sky of awareness,
Thoughts passing like monsoon clouds.
Some arrive with joy,
Some arrive with sorrow,
Some carry the weight of worry.
Yet I remain untouched.

Storms may darken the horizon,
Thunder may fill the air,
Rain may fall upon the earth,
But the sky is never stained.
I am that eternal stillness.

I do not push away the dark clouds.
I do not hold on to the white ones.
I welcome every passing moment,
Without choosing, without clinging.

At dawn, the clouds glow golden.
At dusk, they become grey.
The sky remains the same,
Beyond every changing colour.

Birds fly across the open sky,
Leaving no footprints behind.
So do my experiences pass through me,
Leaving no mark upon my True Self.

Rain falls from the clouds,
The earth receives every drop,
Yet the sky remains vast and open.
I allow life to flow through me,
Without carrying its weight.

I do not need to chase the clouds,
To discover the sky.
I do not need to silence my thoughts,
To discover my inner peace.
I am already the open space,
In which everything appears.

Clouds may hide the sun,
But they cannot extinguish its light.
So may thoughts cover my awareness,
But they cannot destroy what I truly am.

I am not the passing thought.
I am not the changing emotion.
I am not the storm of circumstances.
I am the boundless awareness,
In which everything comes and goes.

I welcome everything,
Yet I cling to nothing.
I experience everything,
Yet I am bound by nothing.

I am the endless sky of awareness.
I am vast. I am still. I am complete.

Clouds may come.
Clouds may go.
But I remain.

I am Absolute.
I am the Boundless.
I am the True Self.

Daily Meditation Series  –  44.

A Journey to Be the True Self