Efforts to remain the same by such illusions as seeing oneself as a solid and unchanging entity in an everchanging world are in essence the holding of one's spiritual breath.
Seeing oneself as a fixed entity is en-sickening. One becomes a cyst, a hardening. And perhaps even rails at the world for not hardening with one, and in the same manner that one has chosen.
Spirit is breath, an inspiring and ex-spiring; the holy wind that comes and goes and ever flows in unpredictable fashion. One who lives in spirit is that wind, the wind everchanging.
Before the next inspire-ation can occur, one must ex-spire.
If one is living in-hell, one must ex-hell.
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I agree with what you say. My question is, is rigidity at the World an example of fear of loss/change? Is fear why we object to change and evolution.
ReplyDeleteMy experience is that fear and anger and the holding of one's breath co-occur, are one package. This trio, most obvious in the physical realm, also produces a rigidity in the emotional, mental, and relational realms, thus producing a profound stupor of one's spirit, an inhibition of the lifeforce. Through this closure, one is now open to even greater dis-ease. A vicious cycle which can only be broken by breathing out, by letting go.
ReplyDeleteThanks George. 'Tis the reason I cringe when I see young people (or anyone) tatooing themselves.
ReplyDeleteGeorge, this post speaks to me in many positive ways. Thank you my Zing Tao brother.
ReplyDeleteThe physical aspect of breathing is apparent in my yoga practise. Concentrating on one's breathing in and out enhances the yoga, reducing the fear of where one can go and the anger of not reaching where one can go.
ReplyDeleteFocusing on the breathing of in and out alleviates the self imposed illusions and fears and angers we create. When scared or angry, just breathe, breathe, breathe. Littlegeezer