"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love." - Washington Irving
It would seem at first to be a most undisciplined act, to cry. Anything but, I believe that there it is an conscious reaction and unconscious surrender, together. A visible sign of the practice of letting go. A weight that one holds becomes lighter with the drop of each heavy tear.
The invisible felt experience of the tapas of tears it tears. Tears, quite literally like paper.... it tears and like paper produces cuts that bleed red. The salty taste of tears falling on ones face of water; while inside the heart bleeds a deep crimson and scars.
At the end of this process - the practice of crying- one hopes-
......are thinner walls , a more porous soul able to feel the rays of joy radiating.
beautifully said--that's a truth that resonates. thinner walls, more porous. love to you.
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