White-Rumped Shama and Warbling White-Eye bathing in a bowl
The Whole of It
Like these birds inside the bowl
You are bathing in the Whole
Conditioned early to see separation
No surprise we feel desperation
Words like “Either/Or” and “I”
Are knives that divvy up the pie
Moving towards “Both/And” and “We”
Creates the space for “Us” to "Be"
Behold the rain and sun and breeze
And praise the photosynthesis of trees
Without it All, you could not be
Unclench the self and newly see
Simply bathing in pure delight
Within awareness, a shift of insight
Like food offered to the begging bowl
Life is truly lived within the Whole
