GATE SEVEN — OFFERING

Pause where you are. Take seven slow breaths, easy and unforced. On the first breath, feel what is already complete in you. Not perfected. Finished enough. On the second breath, notice what you no longer need to hold onto. On the third breath, sense what naturally wants to move outward without effort or depletion. On the fourth breath, ask silently: “What can move through me without cost?” Do not answer. On the fifth breath, let one simple impulse arise (kindness, clarity, presence, attention). On the sixth breath, choose a form it could take (word, action, object, time). On the seventh exhale, offer it once, cleanly, without explanation or expectation. Then release it. Do not track the outcome. Do not claim credit. An offering circulates only when it is free. Without offering, the path turns inward on itself. With offering, the field responds. When the gift has left your hands, proceed.