~Falling in Love~
Years ago, I got into meditation and the path of (what I perceived to be) transcendence in order to do just that- transcend this life, this world, this suffering...gettin outta Dodge.
And one day, in the midst of all of this, I woke up and realized I had somehow fallen deeply in love with my life, with my suffering. And that, to my amazement, I saw this love was also the beginning of the transcendence I had been seeking.
It all rested on my willingness to contact this moment-to-moment experience, to be touched by the world, to really and truly face my suffering...to sit in my abundant heart free of preconceived notions and bare clear witness to the mystery in and around me.
And as I more and more allowed myself to know this life, this world, this suffering, I grew to love it...for I began to see that it was the stuff of awakening...that it's very nature was already transcendent.
And this process of loving and letting go continues on...taking more and more of me into the oblivion of love. I am madly in love with life, yet with such playfulness and peace...it is the most incredible journey I have ever been lucky enough to take.
And you, do you think you are any different? My dear brother and sister in arms, do you think you can escape without completely and utterly falling in love with each and every part of yourself? Oh, it is already too late for you...I'm sorry...you might as well just sit here now and fall in love with everything...breath...by...breath.
OneLight
And one day, in the midst of all of this, I woke up and realized I had somehow fallen deeply in love with my life, with my suffering. And that, to my amazement, I saw this love was also the beginning of the transcendence I had been seeking.
It all rested on my willingness to contact this moment-to-moment experience, to be touched by the world, to really and truly face my suffering...to sit in my abundant heart free of preconceived notions and bare clear witness to the mystery in and around me.
And as I more and more allowed myself to know this life, this world, this suffering, I grew to love it...for I began to see that it was the stuff of awakening...that it's very nature was already transcendent.
And this process of loving and letting go continues on...taking more and more of me into the oblivion of love. I am madly in love with life, yet with such playfulness and peace...it is the most incredible journey I have ever been lucky enough to take.
And you, do you think you are any different? My dear brother and sister in arms, do you think you can escape without completely and utterly falling in love with each and every part of yourself? Oh, it is already too late for you...I'm sorry...you might as well just sit here now and fall in love with everything...breath...by...breath.
OneLight
1 comment:
Really nice... made me smile, and I was reminded of something essential, which right now I needed! :) Lots of love to you!
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