My hoya plant is blooming, so, after dinner, when i'm yearning for something sweet, but not too sweet, i walk into my solarium and lick the hoya flowers.Each waxy umbel has about 30 very small, star-shaped flowers, and each flower secretes 1 drop of nectar, which smells like perfume. That's 30 drops of sweetness :)
Bees drink nectar and produce honey. With the hoya, we humans can also go straight to the source.
The source for our spiritual practice is our sense of integrity. We feel more integral with all of life when we abide close to the 5 precepts:
Today i intend to:
do no harm to anyone,
take nothing that is not freely given,
use my sexual energy wisely,
speak truthfully and helpfully,
and keep my mind clear.
This ethical behavior sweetens our actions.
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