Stillness itself as motion:
at some point in meditation there comes a profound insight of stillness itself as motion - that they are not two separate events, but more truly seen as the same exact thing, one in essence, and occurring at the very same time. Or at least it appears to be this way, and as it is with any insight nothing should, nor even can be, stated as sure and certain, as there is always infinitely more to reality than what is currently being revealed. An insight is really only a glimpse of possibilities and never the entire show of reality. In this light I often find myself reluctant to share an insight, not wishing to debate an issue still unfolding through my mind. Yet the nature of a writer is to share, taking chances to be misunderstood or maybe proven wrong, for the opportunity put insight into words.
stillness itself as motion.
not two opposing forces - and just the same with silence and words shared, a quiet mind and insights somehow given, each in essence one thing only. The impact of this is a softening of opinion, that nothing is truly opposed by nature, and that all things are allowed their individual expressions, an aspect of the whole affair of life and living.
in this sense than, a heart sutra, nothing in opposite, form and formlessness in continuous shifting of expression, and all the while being faithful to the essence of a singular nature. Stillness itself as motion, sharing words from an insight that's been given, whatever it is, all of it really -what a truly miraculous appearance, and perhaps the deeper insight is that I don't understand any of this at all, none of it, and that I'm just an occurrence too in this whole affair of living, momentarily aware, stillness, notion, shifting even now. I don't know, but my nature is to share, to give words to this expression.
stillness itself as motion.
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Peace, Eric
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