The Lesson of the Koi.

My darlings, did you know that Koi fish will only grow to the size of the space afforded to them?

Place them in a small fish bowl, and they’ll never grow beyond a few inches.

Though, amazingly when presented the vastness of a brilliant, blue pond – they’ll easily grow beyond 3 feet in length.

Such a powerful metaphor, don’t you think?

That we are limited only by that which the mind chooses to ‘see’.

The Buddha taught that perception was one of the key components which helped to shape each moment of our experience.

Look around you. What do you see? A pile of unwashed dishes still ‘soaking’ in the sink, or the joy of a family sharing this space of love?

My darlings, there are endless possibilities presented before us each day.

“For things to reveal themselves to us,” shares the venerable Thích Nhất Hạnh. “We need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

Perhaps, this is the lesson of the Koi, my darlings? That when we let go of thinking mind, we grow.

A little something to consider on this glorious new day…

Namaste, my dearest friends..

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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