There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

Jelaluddin Rumi

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen

Photo: Sunburst next to Notchtop Mountain, entering through the hole in a bleached elk bone; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, August 25, 2015

The holes in our character are capable of putting us in touch with the Divine Sky opening up deep within us.

Oftentimes we feel embarrassed or ashamed about the flaws or holes that are present in our character - the crumbly parts of our personality where the difficulties of life have begun to erode our sense of dignity. However, the beauty of arches and windows carved by wind and water in natural rock layers reminds us that those holes are actually windows through to the majesty of the Divine Sky. As Leonard Cohen says: "There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Only an awareness of our flaws is capable of propelling us to make a journey into the vast sacredness opening up deep, deep within us :)

Photo: Rock window, Devil's Backbone Open Space, near Loveland, CO, December 29, 2014

There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

 

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

Jelaluddin Rumi

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen

Photo: Sunrise at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, UT, December 1, 2014

There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.

"There is a crack in everything.

That's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen

Canadian songwriter and poet

Photo: Pasqueflowers backlit by evening sunlight through a space between the trees; Hewlett Burn, Roosevelt National Forest, CO; April 14, 2013