When the Flame Is All There Is

Light a small diya in a darkened room as evening falls. Sit a comfortable distance away. Rest your eyes softly on the flame and allow it to grow until it is the only thing in the field of awareness. The room behind it fades, time stops keeping count, the small thoughts of the day step back politely. There is only this one flame and the seeing of it. Stay there. The radiance you are watching is not separate from the radiance behind your eyes. The two are recognising each other.