The way to tempt joy into my mind is to invite it first into my body. My mind is drawn to peace once it is realized in my body. The longing of my body draws my mind into the empty space that exists at the margins of my senses. Joy is there, in the space between, in the emptiness.
My longing for the touch of the warm tea cup at my lips tempts me into that space that exists between my lips and the surface of the cup. My whole body cascades into that space, pulling my mind into a well of peace and joy.
I am tempted to enter the formless space between the warm tea cup that I press against my lips. My body and my mind open to receive and enter into the emptiness that is hidden by the touched surface of the cup. I yield to the temptation of that emptiness and find myself in shared space with the cup. There is joy and peace for my body and mind.
My whole body / mind is tempted into surrender to the emptiness of the touch of the warm tea cup. Surrender is joy-filled acceptance. It is acceptance without emotion, it is the simple joy of touch. There is no anticipation , no aversion. The simple longing for emptiness draws me against the rim of my tea cup.
There is only peace and joy of touching the empty space, the true object of my longing. Once again I have been tempted and succumbed.