Our Desire for Permanence

“When we look deeply into our fear, we see the desire for permanence. We’re afraid of change. Our anger, our fear, our despair are born from our wrong perceptions, from our notions of being and nonbeing, coming and going, rising and falling. If we practice looking deeply, we find out that these notions cannot be applied to reality. We can touch our true nature, we can touch the ultimate dimension, and this brings about nonfear. When we trust that insight of no birth and no death, joy becomes possible every moment of our life.” — thich naht hanh

I sat in bed feeling very fearful of losing everyone and everything. I made myself set up my “singing bowl” and gently tap the bowl with its mallet and listened to its ring taper off and repeated it between silence. Then a gentle flow of gratefulness came. I thank my ancestors, my grandparents, my parents, my siblings and relatives; all my friends, even those who were no longer friends. Peace embraced my being.

And I became aware that I am surrounded with so many nice stuff, and I also became aware that they are just concentrated forms of energy. Our form as humans is just that too, concentrated forms of energy, but we are more than that! We are timeless, conscious, unique beings interconnected as the One experiencing and expressing life and lives in this world as we know it.

The world is a stage with a complex tapestry of interwoven plays.

“We are not our names. We are not our mistakes. We are fragments of the Infinite, temporarily clothed in skin and bound by gravity and time.” — Anonymous Experiencer

Namaste

(The Universe in me, recognizes the Universe in you.)

E=mc². Oil on panel, 6 × 12 inches. Gifted.