Wednesday, November 26, 2008

the Magnificent Sweater

By magnificent, I mean big. HUGE. Encompassing the whole world, weaving everything together with twists and knots. And one there is a tug at this corner, the whole of the fabric feels it. A snag over there means right here we sense it.

I sound like a lunatic, but this is the greatest substitute analogy for so many theories of the universe. I like to think of all of existence wrapped up in a giant sweater. Probably crimson colored, with some crème threads woven through.

Yum.

what i have learned of late

1. Hope often seems useless.
2. Sometimes you can't place blame because the Fault just won't sit still.
3. Every moment of breathing life is sacred sacred sacred.
4. It's possible to be content one moment, wishing for death in the next, and end the day floating between the two, holding on to heartbeats.
5. I wish I found a passion to lose myself in when I need it. Not a habit or a dependency or a crutch, but a creative passion.
6. It is possible to live at a right angle to all the things you know in your heart are true.
7. It is possible not to be sure of what's in your heart.
8. Resentment is addictive.
9. Good people do bad things, and I believe in karma.

what i have learned just today
1. The True Self we all believe we know is nothing but patterning of consciousness, actions stuck in a rut, status quo, modus operandi smoke and mirrors.
2. The True Self is the Witness, and as the Witness I can rest, peacefully.
3. I have a lot of practice to do.