In the great, big,
interdependent universe
in which we dwell
so many things
cause us
real stress.
Things that we have
very little,
if any,
control over…
There is one thing
we do have
control over…
for whatever stress befalls us
we have the ability
to make it much worse!
How?
How do we do that?
By resisting.
We resist the absence
of things we desire
by pulling, and longing,
and reaching, and conniving.
We resist the potential loss
of things we already possess
by clutching, and grabbing, and protecting,
and fretting, and worrying.
Like Gollum
over his
“precious” ring.
We resist the presence
of the things that we do not like
by shoving, and hating,
and striving, and contriving.
Our bodies’ Tyranny
of pushing and pulling,
of hating and craving,
make things worse.
Our mind joins in the game
and clings to the emotions,
and intentions, and calculations,
and memories, and fantasies…
that support these pushings
and these pullings.
We are NOT limited
to only two choices.
We are NOT limited
to being oblivious
to our cravings
or to being their slave.
We could train ourselves
to notice what is going on
circumstantially, and physically,
and socially, and mentally.
We could notice
all these things passively
and then actively
let go.
When we so master
contemplation, and compassion,
and meditation…
that we practice them
spontaneously, and habitually,
and easily, and effectively…
then we can walk through life
in the state
of centered spontaneity.
Then we could be like Qui Gon Jinn,
who, in the Phantom Menace…
cared only to know
the will of the force
and to follow it…
who was so serene
that he was able to meditate
in the midst
of his final duel.
That is why we train
to meditate like a Jedi!
Let us conclude
with a simple
call to action
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