Impermanence

Hello friends... from Denver John

So... a friend was writing to me and mentioned "impermanence"... as I was considering this, I recalled the adage that "Change is the only constant." Like the sky, our consciousness and the world inside and outside of us is in constant change...energy in motion, constantly transforming... and we create illusions of stability and structure in our lives... We create a nest that, at least for a period of time, has a sense of security and structure. Furniture remains in the same spots... except for occasional shifts we decide to make... and for this reason or that, we transition to another space; and work to somehow make it our own new comfort spot...

We see that Life continues even as the various forms within the larger context of Life transform, decay, die, and new births continue... We lament the changing climate conditions and debate how much the changes are our fault, the sun's fault, or just part of what is... We often panic when life shifts quickly and we are thrown quickly into the uncertainty and reality of change and impermanence...

While the Essence of Life may be the closest thing to a still and continuous permanence, our experience and consciousness continues to show shifts. Like the permanent atmosphere above us, the contents of the air changes like the contents of our consciousness.  clouds come and go.... the weather changes... snow, rain, drizzle, clear skies, tornadoes, blizzards, scorching heat... all come and go... extremes seem to be more prevalent...

I suppose we find some solace and peace in understanding the changing nature of Life... some go with what is... some react to change out of fear and wishing to conserve what was or look for someone to blame for the change... rather than accepting the real nature of impermanence...

I suppose most of us enjoy and try to create structure in our lives, yet if we attach ourselves too rigidly to those human-made structures we will surely find ourselves reacting to what is!

So, thanks to my friend [LC] for mentioning "impermanence" and bringing about this reminder to me to hold all things rather lightly with a flexible touch... ready to let go, again, into the present moment!

Love and Namaste.... John

john@sunhutch.com

Impermanence*

Impermanence*

Life continues in many forms. Human forms come and go. Impermanence is reality.

Consider that during the next 24 hours, about 155,000 human beings will cease breathing... we call this death. On the other hand, during the same period of time, about 384,000 human forms will emerge from mothers' wombs and join the human family.

If we look at the averages down to the minute, it means that about 108 people die every minute while about 267 babies are born every minute.

This life span of the human form is quite brief in the bigger picture of Life... it is like a mere beat in the rhythm of the universe's dance.

Of course, we tend to make life personal and egocentric. Our consciousness is mostly lost in our projections, fears, fantasies, hopes, dreams, regrets, etc. What are the alternatives?

Do what we can about the things we have some influence upon.
Accept the things we have no control over.
Gain some clarity about the difference between the two.

Letting go, surrendering, acceptance into the peace of what is can provide a centeredness that goes beyond a mental understanding. Some things, perhaps many things will never be fully understood. "Why"-s can be simple ego distractions to sidetrack us from this present moment. Life is only fully present in this moment, not yesterday, not tomorrow...

That which continues... the Source that is Life itself...Being... is to be found in the depths and heights of consciousness itself... our experience is always personal... Life is Universal. There are moments in the moment when we are one with all that is. Let us enjoy the moment as best we are able...

*Figures used were researched online from googled links.

Peace and Love .... John 
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John Hutchinson

Lancaster, PA

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"Don't underestimate the power that is in presence. Even if seemingly nothing much is happening yet, there's enormous power that comes through you and flows into this world. Don't even try to understand what it wants; you can only ever get glimpses of what its ultimate purpose is. There's no single human being who knows intellectually what that ultimate purpose of that vast power is that wants to come into this world through you." ~ E. Tolle

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