Space

This state is actually more accurately represented by the word “lack” than by “fullness” or “wholeness.” Why? It is only when we are open and have space that it can be filled. This space can then hold something and become a container for an experience, a relationship, or something new. If you are full, then there is no space for anything else. You are self-sufficient and self-contained—pretty much “dead.” You’re complete. It’s a paradox: only when you fully accept your lack do you appear as full, whole, and complete to others.

It is precisely because you are open to change that you are driven by the life force and aliveness—Life itself. You are flexible, adaptable and able to relate effectively to what is happening. You respond to change rather than getting stuck. So, if a question arises in you, you ask it. If you have something to say, and you have experience, knowledge, and wisdom, you share it freely. It comes out of you naturally because you have it and don’t need to hold it back—it just flows out. This is why it is a matter of definition: that state or that way of relating can be given different names.

So, we shouldn't get hung up on words. Instead, we recognize the place from which we speak—where we meet—as this openness. What you call it is another matter. If we focus too much on words, we can miss what they are pointing to.