Metamorphosis – Caterpillar to butterfly

It’s only when caterpillarness is done

that one becomes a butterfly.

That again is part of this paradox.

You cannot rip away caterpillarness.

The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process

of which we have no control.

 

 

~~ Ram Dass, Be Here Now

 

 

Ram Dass / Richard Alpert;( April 6, 1931, born in a Jewish family) is an American spiritual teacher and author of the book – “Be Here Now” . He traveled IndiaIn in 1967 and visited guru Neem Karoli Baba who gave Alpert the name “Ram Dass”, which means “servant of God”.

6 thoughts on “Metamorphosis – Caterpillar to butterfly

  1. And this process is quite essential and desirable too to enable that caterpillar to grow into a beautiful and energetic butterfly. The same theory is applicable to human-beings too. Own efforts are a must (without external help) to grow into a self-confident and competent individual.

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