About 2 ½ years ago, I went in for an eye exam.
As I was preparing to leave, I was told that the time had come
for me to start wearing bifocals.
I felt that at last old age had pounced upon my like a hungry panther.
It felt like the earth was opening up to swallow me,
such was the flavor of this particular reminder
of this body’s impermanence.
Impermanence is NOT some difficult concept that requires
a PhD. in advanced metaphysics.
With the change of every season,
we see the impermanence of the year.
With the waxing and waning of the moon,
we see the impermanence of the month.
With the rising and setting of the sun,
we see the impermanence of the day.
And with the swelling and sinking of our chest
we see the impermanence of this moment.
And yet we all tend to feel we will live forever.
Did Ted Stevens know that air plane ride, two days ago,
would be his last?
Perhaps that is why it is written:
“Ever changing one and all,
there is nothing permanent to grasp.”
And yet there is something deep in our heart
that resists the natural impermanence that surrounds us.
Something, deep, visceral and quite petulant.
What are some of the ways that an
empowered realization of the temporary nature of every suffering
could be the key to letting-go of each one?
The Wednesday series of webinars begins in just 3 weeks.
May you and yours be
happy and healthy!
Om Mani Padme Hum,
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