From the Prisma Visions Tarot, Death; from the Secret Language of Color Cards, Black:
The hard truth is, terrible things happen in life that we can’t control, and somehow we do bear them. We bear witness to them. –Frank Ostaseski
Theravada Buddhist teacher Ajahn Chah taught his students about impermanence by holding up a glass and saying, "The glass is already broken." In other words, everything that we can touch or see will one day be gone. Is it possible to grieve our losses with mindfulness (without judgment)? If so, we might sense "a deep, deep loneliness and at the same time the connectedness of everything" (Robert Chodo Campbell). The message of the Black card suggests we "find richness from the dark night." Do we recognize the benevolent impact our loss had on us before it disappeared? Can we hold onto the meaning and gratitude that remembrance provides? And are we aware of those who support and encourage us as we grieve?
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