External storms will eventually cease, but how can we bring the storms within us to peace? "Relying on causes and conditions, there is nothing solid; like a lamp in the wind, like bubbles on the water." In this impermanent world, as fleeting as a mirror image or a reflection in the water, external things alone cannot settle our body and mind. When you complain about the muddy roads after a rain, why not look up at the starlight that illuminates your path? Beyond the material necessities of food and clothing, life also requires spiritual satisfaction to broaden our mental horizons and elevate our spiritual existence.
