The wide-open vistas that sustain our souls, the depth of silence that pushes us toward sanity, return us to a kind of equilibrium. We stand steady on Earth. The external space I see is the internal space I feel.

~ Terry Tempest Williams

Whatever arises interdependently
is explained as emptiness.
It is dependently designated;
it is the path of the Middle Way.

Apart from what arises interdependently,
there are no existent phenomena.
Therefore apart from emptiness
there are no existent phenomena.
~Nāgārjuna

#Nāgārjuna #emptiness

Spiritual burn out is real.
It is part of the cycles of passion and devotion. It can be managed, it can be worked through, but it eventually does find us. A lot of people refer to these times of disconnection as Fallow times.
Fallow is when a piece of land is dug as if to prepare it for planting for the season but is then left. It is prepared but not sown, allowing it to rest and recover from previous planting and harvesting seasons.
I think that is an apt way to think of spirituality. We plant the seeds and they grow, we harvest all manner of good things from them. Joy, devotion, wisdom, insight, and more. We create wondrous things from the crop. Inspiration, motivation, beauty, etc. But what we forget is that in order to grow those crops must draw out nutrients from their soil, taking it away from other places to provide for all the good things we are wanting. Which means that once those resources are dried up we need to rest and recover them. Periods of rest are a natural part of the cycle. Take that time, rest, recover, and plant once more when you are ready.

#selfcare #spirtuality #devotion