Impermanence as a Friend
We live as if everything is going to stay the same but if you look, you will see that nothing is permanent. Civilizations, planets, humans, rocks, and mountain ranges all have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Our minds hate looking at this because we are so afraid of the unknown. We hold on desperately to the illusion of permanence. And yet it has been my experience that realizing the ephemeral nature of absolutely everything opens you into the preciousness of everything.
A meditation master was once asked, “How can we find happiness in a world where everything changes?” The master held up a drinking glass and said, “You see this glass? For me, it is already broken. In the meantime, I drink out of it and sometimes it even reflects the sun in beautiful patterns. But when I knock the glass over and it shatters, I say “Of course. When I understand that this glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious. Every moment is just as it is and nothing needs to be otherwise.”
Take a moment and look around the space you are in and realize that one day all of this will dissolve back into the mystery from whence it came. That includes your favorite pet, the pictures of your loved ones, and even the building you are in. See it as if you have never been on Earth before. Even if you have been in this space a thousand, thousand times, it is different than it ever has been before. See it all with fresh eyes.
As cosmologist Brian Swimme says, “Our way out of our difficulties is the journey into the universe is sacred. Our way out is activating the sensitivities of the human that respond to the sacred dimensions of the universe. It is a regeneration of the human spirit, enabling it to once again tremble with all before these naked ministries. What awaits us is the unfurnished eye, meaning seeing what is before us.”
Take a moment again to look around you and see everything with an ‘unfurnished eye’. In other words, see things without your conceptual world laid over the top of them. And if you do, rather than seeing windows or walls, or plants or furniture, you will see everything as an energetic expression of the sacred dimension of life.
There is another area in your life where, when you allow in the truth of impermanence and the sacredness of life, magic happens. And that is when you realize that thoughts, feelings, and sensations are as impermanent as everything else, when you are caught in darkness, and your mind is screaming that this is all there is and this will last forever, (which the mind always does when we are really struggling), you remember that this too shall pass.
If this resonates with you, invite you to listen to my upcoming radio show on Dreamvisions 7 Radio: The Wisdom of the Grandmother Tree. It will air on Thursday, April 17th and 24th at 5am and 5pm HERE. After the 24th, it will be available on demand, along with every other radio show I’ve ever done HERE. Please feel free to explore my catalog and listen to topics that call to you.
Offerings:
Free Live Call with Mary:
Thank you for another amazing and intense free live call. I’m excited to share the details of the next event! It will be called: The Field of Joy that is Our Birthright! We will be meeting, on Tuesday, May 6th at 5:30 pm PST for an hour and a half. We will continue to meet every two months, so keep an eye out for future events!
Here is a snippet of what we will be talking about:
We are living in a time that is superfood for our struggling minds, fostering fear, divisiveness and judgment. No matter how big the struggles of your life are right now, there is a field of ease and peace that is always with you. Join Mary in discovering how to unhook from the struggles in your mind enough that you can rest in the joy that is your birthright.
Don’t forget if you can’t make it on the day, you can still participate by sending your questions and enjoying the recording after the call at your convenience. I hope to see you there!
Click HERE to learn more and register!