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Clouds

  • Writer: asha manoharan
    asha manoharan
  • Nov 4
  • 3 min read

Clouds float effortlessly - they don’t force direction, yet they always move. It tells you “don’t push, drift with grace” In a world defined by motion and noise, the simple act of watching clouds can feel like stepping into a sacred pause — a moment of stillness where the soul remembers its natural rhythm. What may seem like a casual pastime is, in truth, a subtle yet profound spiritual experience. Clouds drift not only across the sky but also through the inner landscape of our consciousness, carrying timeless lessons about impermanence, trust, and divine connection.

*Seeking Stillness and Spaciousness*

When we find ourselves drawn to watching clouds, it often reflects a deep, unspoken yearning for peace and space within. The sky becomes a mirror for our inner world: vast, open, and capable of holding every passing form. Clouds, with their gentle transformations, remind us that thoughts and emotions are temporary visitors — always shifting, never fixed. In simply watching, without judgment or attachment, we participate in the practice of mindfulness. We learn that we, too, can be the sky: still and expansive, allowing all things to pass through without losing our essence.

*Surrender and Trust*

Clouds move effortlessly, carried by unseen winds, never striving yet always in motion. Spiritually, this symbolizes the art of surrender — the willingness to trust life’s unfolding without clinging to control. When we gaze at clouds, we are reminded that existence itself has a natural flow, one that doesn’t require constant interference. To watch clouds is to remember that we can drift with grace, trusting the invisible currents of divine timing and guidance.

*Divine Connection*

It is an intuitive response to divine energy. God speaks to us not through words but through the subtle language of light and air — a smiling cloud, a glowing break in the gray, a pattern that feels like a whisper from something greater. These experiences remind us that the divine often reveals itself not in grand miracles but in quiet, everyday wonders.

*Learning to see the Bigger Picture*

Clouds embody the wisdom of detachment. They see the whole landscape — mountains, rivers, cities — from above, untouched by the dramas below. When we look upward, we are invited to do the same: to rise above immediate worries and glimpse the broader tapestry of our lives. Cloud-watching teaches perspective. It gently asks us to zoom out, to trust that even when the sky seems overcast, light still exists beyond the veil. Every cloudy moment holds the promise of clarity.

*It is Spiritual awakening at its best*

Watching clouds stirs the heart, reconnecting us with the innocence of simply being. In that state, separation dissolves; we remember that we are part of a vast and living cosmos. The clouds drift not just across the heavens but through us, reminding us that life is an endless exchange between the seen and the unseen. The act of watching becomes a prayer — an offering of still attention to the mystery that moves all things.🙏🏽😊

Whispers of the Sky


Clouds drift like thoughts across the blue,

Soft travelers the wind once knew.

They form, they fade, they gently flow,

Teaching hearts to let things go.


They never hurry, never stay,

Just glimmer, vanish, drift away.

In every shape, a story gleams —

The breath of earth, the soul of dreams.


A veil of mist, a crown of light,

They hide the stars, reveal the night.

They gather tears the heavens weep,

Then bless the ground in sacred sleep.


I watch them move — serene, unbound,

In silence, hear a holy sound:

That life is change, that love is wide,

That peace is found when we abide.


So may my spirit learn their art —

To float with grace, to free the heart,

To rise, to fade, to gently be —

A cloud adrift in mystery.


 
 
 

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