The Ocean in a Drop.
This meditation is based on Rumi's quote.
You are not a drop in the ocean,
You are the ocean in a drop.
Take a deep breath in and gently exhale.
Let your shoulders soften,
Your jaw release,
Your hands rest naturally in your lap.
Close your eyes and feel yourself arriving,
Fully here,
In this moment.
Let go of the day behind you,
And the day ahead.
You are safe,
You are grounded,
You are home,
Right here,
Right now.
As you settle into stillness,
Let your breath be your guide,
Slow,
Easy,
Flowing like waves upon a shore.
Now,
Imagine each inhale as the gentle pull of the tide coming in,
And each exhale as the wave receding back into the sea.
You are breathing with the rhythm of life itself.
With every breath,
You are both giving and receiving,
A continuous exchange between you and the vastness of existence.
Bring to mind the words of the poet Rumi.
You are not a drop in the ocean,
You are the ocean in a drop.
Let these words echo softly within you.
You are not small,
Insignificant,
Or separate.
You are the essence of something infinite,
The vast ocean of consciousness,
Expressing itself through the drop that is you.
Imagine now that you are standing at the edge of a vast ocean.
The sun is low,
Painting the water in hues of gold and blue.
You feel the cool breeze brush against your skin,
The scent of salt and possibility in the air.
As you gaze out across the endless horizon,
Notice how immense the ocean is,
Stretching farther than the eye can see.
It moves with power,
And grace,
Deep and mysterious.
Now imagine cupping your hands and lifting a small drop of this ocean,
A single shimmering bead of water.
As you hold it to the light,
You realize that within this single drop is reflected the entire sky,
The sun,
The clouds,
The horizon,
All contained within.
This drop is the ocean,
Not separate,
But one with its.
Every quality of the ocean,
Its depth,
Its strength,
Its beauty,
Its stillness,
Lives inside this single drop.
And so it is with you.
Feel this truth move into your awareness.
You are not a small,
Isolated being in a vast world.
You are the vastness itself,
Momentarily appearing as one beautiful expression of the whole.
The same intelligence that turns the tides moves your breath.
The same life force that flows through the ocean flows through your heart.
You are the stillness beneath the waves.
You are the rhythm of creation,
Infinite,
Eternal,
Ever-changing.
Allow yourself to rest in this knowing.
With each inhale,
Feel yourself expand.
With each exhale,
Soften into unity,
Merging with all that is.
Imagine that this awareness spreads through your entire being,
Like sunlight shimmering through water.
Every cell,
Every thought,
Every emotion becomes illuminated by this simple truth.
You are the ocean in a drop.
You are complete.
You are whole.
You are connected to everything,
Always have been,
Always will be.
If any tension or resistance arises,
Simply let it dissolve back into the ocean of your awareness.
Let the waves of breath wash through you,
Cleansing,
Balancing,
Renewing.
You are both the wave and the deep stillness beneath it.
You are the motion and the peace.
You are the ocean remembering itself.
Slowly begin to bring your awareness back to your body.
Feel the rise and fall of your chest,
The steady rhythm of your heart.
Take a deep breath in,
And as you exhale,
Imagine that this oceanic presence remains with you,
Wildly flowing beneath every moment of your life.
When you are ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Carry this knowing into your day.
You are not a drop in the ocean.
You are the ocean in a drop.
