Just As Real

Just as real:

just as real - and having seen the illusory nature of self and world, that it all exist as mostly space and stories; there is now again a return to substance, reality being true to both illusion and the appearance of a solid world.

it's how we navigate through life, an embrace of paradox and curiosity. That we exist at all is cause to wonder, such gratitude for simply being alive and belonging to this intricate web of existence, with each strand leading to infinite possibilities of what life offers. There is no denying that this is real, that it's of value and meaning - even as we see the fleeting, unsubstantial nature of it all. 

we are not dream characters that wander through an uncertain mirage - and just as true we are not as sure and solid in appearance. That's our paradox. We are reality, and with this comes spaciousness as well as a rise to seeming form and function. Nothing is more real than this. So there is no cause to choose a belief that holds us purely as an illusion. It's true, but not completely. As well there is not total faith in the solid nature of the world. 

our view is more complete, whole, inclusive. 

with this we are led to the middle way - reality being unsubstantial by it's very nature, an interpenetration of ideas, events of quantum circumstance, emptiness dancing to an appearance of form. Yet it's given us a world, seemingly solid and enduring. We embrace both this opportunity of being alive and acting in accordance with a physical world, as well as the deep knowing of its temporary form and our own illusory nature.

it's all just as real, and not so too. 

the paradox of being. 

~

Peace, Eric