Excerpt from “The Feeling of Emptiness” posted on Om Swami
… … The inner journey of discovering yourself, begins by consciously cultivating emotions of contentment, gratitude and compassion.
You cannot be empty if you are content, you can’t be sad if you are grateful, you can’t be angry if you are compassionate.
Fill yourself with love. It’s worth it. Recalibrate your thoughts, so you may realign your emotions.
Scriptures call it shunayata (IAST: śūnyatā) from the Sanskrit word shunya which means zero or emptiness. It is the essence of life and all perceptible phenomena.
In the dark night of the soul, when you lose your own reflection, when aching emptiness becomes unbearable loneliness, just sit tight and wait for the dawn. The sun will rise again and the shadows of joys will enthrall you one more time. Bear in mind though, shadows are just that — shadows. They are impermanent and unstable. Everything is. This is life. This is fine. This is beautiful.
Peace.
Swami
Smitten with Him 
Love this Smitten, and beautifully timed with all the events in the world turning our hearts hard & to darkness.
Love & light to you my friend x
Much love and light to you too, my dear! Thank you ❤
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