Return of the sun

Is it a cloud or an alien spacecraft hovering over the creek?

The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition, no matter how ancient or impressive — it has nothing to do with time.  It happens on its own when a human being questions, wonders, inquires, listens, and looks without getting stuck in fear, pleasure, and pain.  When self-concern is quiet, in abeyance, heaven and earth are open.

~ Toni Packer