We come from the unknown and continue to walk into the unknown.
We will come again. We have been here a thousand times, and we will be here a thousand more times. At its core, our being is immortal, but our body, our embodiment, is mortal. Our shell, in which we are, our home, body, mind, belong to the world of material things. They will get tired, they will get old, theywill die. But your consciousness, for which Bodhidharma uses the word no-mind (Gautama Buddha also used the word no-mind), is something beyond the scope of the body and mind, something outside everything; this no-mind is eternal. It expresses itself and again leaves into the unknown.
This movement from the unknown to the known and from the known to the unknown continues forever until someone becomes enlightened. Then, it will become his last life; then this flower will never return. This flower, which has become conscious of itself, does not need to return to life again, because life is nothing but a school. He has already learned his lesson; he went beyond his illusions. And for the first time he will move from the known not into the unknown, but into the unknowable.
Most cards of this suit of mind either resemble a cartoon, or become an expression of anxiety, because the effect of the mind on our lives, as a rule, is either funny or depressing. But this card of Consciousness depicts a huge figure of Buddha. It is so all-encompassing that it even rises above the stars, and above his head is only a pure void. He represents a consciousness that is accessible to everyone who becomes the master of the mind and can use it as a servant, as it should be.
If you drew this card, it means that right now you have access to crystal clarity – detached and coming from the deep peace that lies at the core of your being. You do not seek to understand with your mind; your understanding is an understanding of the essence. It is whole and tuned in to the pulse of life itself. Accept this great gift and share it.