Consider that there are two profound aspects in one’s life
Birth… and Death.
While in this life,
one normally does not get to know about
what came before our birth…
Even for those that truly attain ‘Enlightenment…
There is only so much the conventional mind
will ever understand
And,
One can’t conventionally know everything.
So,
There are wordless Wisdoms about what is beyond this life
But it will remain… an ineffable mystery.
But,
We have an entire lifetime to contemplate and amuse ourselves
with what comes after this life
Without ruminating… it becomes
Philosophy
Indeed:
Death is just the beginning of a new journey beyond this life…
Yet,
Knowing this life is not even a blink of an eye in this journey.
One must realize that even if it is Maya, an illusion
Not our True Self
Life as we know it is ineffably special.
For that reason,
we must be grateful for each breath
And use each breath to center ourselves in our True Nature.
It is expressed by many Non-Duel Enlightened masters
while teetering on the threshold of this life
That:
Nothing changes
If you spend enough time abiding in your
Center, True Self, your I AM, Rigpa
That place in which:
The mountains are just mountains, the rivers are just river…
That natural place within
that is not colored by the biases of our minds
Once one has achieved this during the higher states of consciousness
in the Jhana insight meditations
It leaves a permanent ‘compass
that shines the light of where to flow during the rest of one’s life here.
Take that light and illuminate your Path, so that others will feel it too.
Live this life to its fullest
With every breath, enjoy every blessing in the ever present moments.
Feel the warmth of the sun on a cool day.
Feel the refreshing breeze coming down from a mountain.
Breath in the pleasant fragrance of a blooming flower.
Be the dew drop on a leaf.
Be the sparkle on the water.
Shimmer with the leaves upon a gentle breeze
You see
This is where our loved ones are
This is where we go.
So then
When that faithful day comes when we finally get to move on
It will feel like
Nothing changes
But do know
That it is our egos and conventional minds that contemplate on
how wonderous the rest of the journey will be
There will be no ego, no personality, no character
that we currently refer to as
us…
There will be no part of our old self that will remain
to jump up & down with joy and say:
Wow! This journey is incredible
Just as there are no rain drops that gleefully exclaim:
Wow! I’ve made it to the ocean!
Yet,
Like the rain drop,
Once we have melted separately into the ocean of consciousness…
It will be as natural as the falling rain.
Namaste