On the day of the equinox, the day and night are perfectly balanced. And so, today, I am reminded that balance in all aspects of life is a healthy way to be in the world. This is the basis of Gautam Buddha’s teaching of the “middle way”.
The challenge of remaining balanced is, for me, particularly strong during this period of my life. Working here in Kuwait, helping to extract oil from the world’s second largest oil field, is stimulating to the mind and fulfilling to the bank account. However, I feel to maintain connection with my friends from Western and Indian spiritual circles. This also helps me to be present to my own spiritual essence.
At the moment, this balancing act involves rather more airports and flights than I would normally wish for. There goes that oil I’m helping to extract!
The theme of balance also reminds me that the book The Divine Dance in the Sacred Landscape of Britain, by Frances Lewis and Adelina Abad-Pedrosa, has been published.
