Occurring

Occurring: 

that life itself doesn't really hold a struggle for us - not in our purest state of being, with the ease of simply being alive, aware, and at home within the world. This doesn't discount the sorrow and suffering that we so often experience, indeed, it's more of an acceptance that these are commonplace in their occurrence, aspects of life that can't be denied and shouldn't be resisted. Yet life isn't touched by these concerns, continuing in it's flow, effortless in surrender...occurring.

of course this can be argued otherwise, our world is torn by war, politics of divisions, a continuing pandemic. It certainly feels a struggle at times and I have often fought my own battles with darkness and despair. But these are issues of living, our everyday means of getting by and making do with the circumstances of our surroundings. Life, in essences, holds all of these concerns without struggle, allowing, offering no resistance to their presence. 

life...simply is.

our main issue of struggle is in seeing ourselves as somehow separate from the essence of life, that we are divine by separation and not for the reality of our inclusion. Life itself is divine, holy by very nature and we are an aspect of its flow, at no point separate from the whole. We found ourselves here with no struggle, occurring, spontaneous, aware. The universe too occurring perfectly set for our existence, air for an easy reach of breath, sun found at just the right length for the warmth of our survival, rain providing for our thirst, and fertile land to feed our hunger. 

life occurring with such ease.

this is the Taoist principle of Wu Wei, offering no resistance to what's occurring, in harmony with life and how it happens. Deeper still is its acceptance that there is only life, not a separate entity that controls the issues of living, but only, simply, life occurring.   

and that's exactly what we are.

life. 

with this seen we surrender ourselves to life at hand, our sorrow and suffering as natural as any other appearance, at ease with how the world unfolds. Yes, we still plan, still having goals for our fulfillment, but nothing is forced by expectations, our demands no longer given as concerns. Life happens, and everything is part of what's occurring. 

and now we understand. 

~

Peace, Eric