Call To Being

All Men's miseries derive 

from not being able to sit in a 

quite room alone.

 - Blaise Pascal 

this then, right now, is our call to being - without effort we exist, and too we are aware that this is so. Nothing is required for us to be, life itself is met by conditions in order to survive in particular form - sunlight, breath, water and food. These are our essentials. Yet being, knowing ourselves as life in its bare expression - happens on its own. 

This moment, with breath fulfilled and lit by sun - I find myself whole, complete, and given to contemplation. I am fortunate. These are trying times and there is an urge for motion, to take action against forces unseen. But this isn't that kind of battle, it's not a fight to overcome an obstacle, and what I am called to do, what is required of us all - is to simply be. To relax. Yes, even through this uncertainty there is reason to surrender will and face the moment in the actuality of what is - it may be fear, anger, frustration and a thousand unnamed things to cause us to implode. They all belong. Through this raw acceptance we come to recognize that it's not by effort for this all to pass - reality has its own agenda. Our role is to only, always - be, and this is not a passive resolution but its own call to an inner faith of our ability to continue through whatever cause may happen. This is not a practice, no method, or means to reach a certain state. It's relaxing as own essential self. 

So, we asked in this time of virus, of fear, and uncertain future to give ourselves the needed space to preserve safety, to allow others to heal. This then, right now - is our call to being. 

~

Peace,

Eric 

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