The essence of each being is so deep that it engulfs its own simple ground.

Meister Eckhart, the medieval German mystic, once exclaimed: "Because God has an overflowing being, He transcends all knowledge."  The same, I believe, could be said of every creature.  Its essence is always bursting out of itself and overflowing, confusing the mind that wants to grasp it in a static way.  Eckhart also said of God that “You are so deep that you engulf your own simple ground.”  In other words, the overflowing of a thing's essence floods its interior as well.  This is poetic, paradoxical language, but it helps us get in touch with the utter mystery of things!

Photo: Golden Columbine, Siyeh Pass Trail, Glacier National Park, MT; August 1, 2013