19h • GENERAL
Allowing the Inevitable
As I sat this morning, with my coffee, looking at the rain on the patio, I allowed myself the thought "one day this will all be gone"
That may sound morbid, but it is not. It is reality.
At some point we all have to wrestle with it, and it is probably best to do it now, rather than at the last minute, as we never know when death will come, like a thief in the night, as the Bible says.
The wonderful, surprising thing to this practice, is that it can open you to the other reality. That this life is so very precious and beautiful, even the horrible bits. For each moment will never be lived in this exact same way ever again. Isn't that a miracle?!
This is the Buddhist practice of Death Awareness.
Thinking about this reality also sharpens the mind. It made me think, what do I want, what will I give and how will I move through this entirely fresh moment?
I realised, I want to live life like a newly sharpened pencil, not a blunt one lol!
Please share any moments of clarity that you have had recently?
Or a practice that supports you?
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