The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you

Don’t go back to sleep.

–Rumi

At this time of year it’s hard to keep my intention to rise for dawn. Lately I have had to allow myself to sleep through it because my body needs the rest. But some mornings I am able to rise before dawn, and this morning was such a morning (sunrise– 4:43). I was wakened by a cool, gentle breeze caressing me from the open window. I was able to rise and do the dawn prayers on the front porch. For some time now I have felt that the breezes are the touch of God; I feel blessed by the breeze through the window. I am sheltered and cozy, but God finds a way to reach me through nature. The touch of the breeze pulls me inward, to the inner sanctuary of loving attention, to the place of comfort, solace, and complete security.

All happiness you desire is within you. It is there in its entirety, in its full manifestation.

—Bhagavan Nityananda