Ocean
All of the Ocean is the wave, and the wave contains all of the Ocean. The individual wave's movement comes from the Ocean behind it. The individual exists because the Ocean exists.
The Sun
The sun's rays shine out
but you can't separate rays from the sun.
This is the truth of existence,
rays emanating from the One.
Cactus
The cactus is the Truth. It protects against, and pricks what approaches it unconsciously. But when you become one with it, you know its secret water source.
Honeycomb
What has the trappings of 'sweetness', can sometimes get you stuck
Mountains/Sky
The mountain doesn't move, its trees do. The sky doesn't move, its clouds do. Stability in the midst of all movement.
Trees
A gigantic tree doesn't become that by knowing it's a tree while still a seed. It only knows growth. Constantly changing, while still remaining the same. Being not at all concerned with end results, it is content just to grow and not know where it is going. The seedling, shoot and mature tree aren't the goal, but the process-- the journey.
Midnight
Midnight is the center. It touches both night, and a new day at once. It touches both dark and light. It exists between past and future. The point that transcends time. Neither of two opposites, but a center between them. The center beyond duality that is real freedom.
