wherever you are on the way

Stephane Granzotto

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They set out with him inside the dream,
while he is actually sleeping beside a river of pure water.

Sleep deeply wherever you are on the way.
Maybe some traveler will wake you.

Give up subtle thinking, the twofold, threefold
multiplication of mistakes.

Listen to the sound of waves within you.


—Rumi

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You are sitting in a wagon being
drawn by a horse whose
reins you 
hold.

There are two inside of you
who can steer.

Most never hand the reins to Me
so they go from place to place the
best they can, though
rarely happy.

And rarely does their whole body laugh
feeling God's poke 
in the 
ribs.

If you feel tired, dear,
my shoulder is soft,
I'd be glad to
steer a
while.


—Kabir

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When whales need a nap, they take a deep breath, dive around 15 meters, and position themselves in a perfectly vertical pattern. They sleep peacefully for between 10 and 15 minutes, in groups of 5 or 6 whales, possibly for protection.

Nobody knew that whales slept vertically until a 2020 study documented the behavior. And nobody captured such stunning photos in the wild until 2023. French photographer Stephane Granzotto was documenting whales in the Mediterranean for his book on the creatures when he stumbled upon these sleeping whales.
ian sanders

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