Fly Like Kites

Flying kites is a joyful experience that also reveals a spiritual truth. A kite can rise high through careful "balance" and "timing". From a spiritual perspective, the 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 can be seen as the kite—naturally meant to go "upward" in the free sky—while the 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, working through the 𝟓 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 (𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩), is like the "thread" that holds and guides it.

When the thread (senses/mind) is 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲—the kite stays "aligned" and "climbs" smoothly; when the thread is pulled by distractions and scattered impulses, the kite begins to wobble and lose height. In the same way, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, they become a gentle control that helps the soul stay "uplifted, directed, and connected"—even as life’s winds constantly change.