The sun has entered me.
The sun has entered me together with the cloud
and the river.
I myself have entered the river,
and I have entered the sun
with the cloud and the river.
There has not been a moment
when we do not interpenetrate.
But before the sun entered me,
the sun was in me -
also the cloud and the river.
Before I entered the river,
I was already in it.
There has not been a moment
When we have not inter-been.
Therefore you know
that as long as you continue to breathe,
I continue to be in you.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Photo: Peter Bowers