Consider the Fig Tree in the Dark

When we are not emotionally bound to any worldly thing,
we are free to choose. It is the decision made by Siddhartha 
Gautama when he rose one night and left behind his family 
and his life of luxury. It is the decision made by Jesus in the
Garden when he exclaimed, "not my will."

A decision is not a guess or the unquestioned adherence to 
rules. It is in fact a telltale sign of liberation and the knowledge 
of the Divine. Siddhartha followed. Jesus did.

It may be wisdom to call a halt before you choose. Examine 
what you are after. Be sure without the worry of a reputation, 
the chains of rules or conjecture. Watch for interior signs.

"Consider the fig tree and all other trees. When their buds 
burst open, you see for yourselves and know summer is now 
near..." in the same way, when the buds of devotion peek out, 
you know for yourselves and sense the fragrance that reveals.