Both Sides of the Same Hand

Sit comfortably, eyes closed. Hold any pair of opposites in mind, light and dark, full and empty, joy and sorrow, here and there. Most of life treats them as warring sides. Today, look more carefully. Notice that each is what it is only because of the other. Light needs dark to be light. Joy is felt against the memory of sorrow. The pair is not two opponents. It is two sides of one whole, like the two sides of a single hand. Sit with the wholeness behind the pair, and feel how steady the heart becomes when it stops choosing teams.