Renewal

 I have been on a journey, seeking a renewed vision.  I have returned home to the place of new beginnings.

Before entering the labyrinth She asked: What do you seek?
My answer: I seek wholeness.
And so my journey began Toward the One.

I passed others along the way and bowed deeply to respectfully acknowledge their Buddha nature.

Having peeled away all illusions of who I think I am,  I arrived at the central point.  Empty of a separate self.  Simply peaceful awareness.

Then the journey back out, slowly, not wanting to forget again what lies hidden at the heart of all phenomenon.

"Love and joyfully
follow the way,
the quiet way
to the happy country."
The Dhammapada: Sayings of the Buddha
by Thomas Byrom