“Picture a beautiful mountain, perhaps a peak covered in snow. As you look at it, you can see that it has an inner core of constant peace and constant temperature so that no matter what happens on the outside, the inside remains unchanged.
Now imagine that the seasons come and go. Summer comes with lightning, with storms, with flooding and fires, yet inside the mountain remains completely still, tranquil and calm. The summer becomes fall, with howling winds and leaves falling off trees; then winter arrives with snows and freezing temperatures. Yet the inner core, the beautiful space deep within the mountain is unaffected by any of these changing seasons.
We are like the mountain. We do not have to let outside events rob us of our joy and harmony, no matter how strongly the storms rage, no matter how loudly the winds howl. We all have that inner core of calm and quiet. It is there whenever we need it.
No matter what people say about us, no matter what criticisms or judgements they may offer up, we are already divine. We are solid and grounded in the earth like a mountain. We are spiritual beings. The words of others cannot rob us of our inner peace and joy unless we give them the power to do so. The mountain, inside, is perfect, and so are we.”
-The Meditation of the Mountain by Dr. Brian Weiss via Spirit Miner
