Born, born, everything is always born.
Thinking about it…
Try not to.
~Zen Master Ikkyu
Springtime! Every moment life is created anew. Each moment we are born again. Anicca, impermanence. This is a directly observable truth of reality. This life, this body, our mind state, our heart state, these things we call ours, these people we love, all of it is in a constant state of flux, changing faster than we can perceive in a direction we do not know. If we recognize and accept this reality, releasing attachment to how we think life should be, we find freedom and possibility in each new moment, not knowing what will come next. If we try to hold on to that which is ungraspable and constantly flashing in and out of existence, flowing like a river, we suffer. Don’t think about it, don’t resist it, just directly perceive this truth of impermanence, let go, and flow freely.
Hope you’re all enjoying this fleeting spring weather!
Love,
Shinei