“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
We are already on the other side. The other side is here now. We live in this side, are enthralled by (made a thrall to) this side. Embodying produces this effect. We thrill to the body, as a body. A great journey, this embodying. Pain and suffering. Joy and bliss.
We are already on the other side. Attention, like a narrow beam of light in a vast room with no walls, does not let us see this. We attend to bodily existence. We joy in our attending. We PAY attention. Attention has a price. The price of not seeing.
We are already on the other side. We stop our narrow attending and open Awareness. Something is breathing us. We do not breathe ourselves. Something is giving us mouth to mouth resuscitation. This Something is the other side. When it withdraws, we withdraw with it. Even now, our every exhalation is Its inhalation. Our every inhalation, Its inbreathing breath. We are breathed by the other side.
We are already on the other side. The other side is as close as our very breath. Closer.
Face to face. The faces merge.
We are already on the other side. The other side is here now. We live in this side, are enthralled by (made a thrall to) this side. Embodying produces this effect. We thrill to the body, as a body. A great journey, this embodying. Pain and suffering. Joy and bliss.
We are already on the other side. Attention, like a narrow beam of light in a vast room with no walls, does not let us see this. We attend to bodily existence. We joy in our attending. We PAY attention. Attention has a price. The price of not seeing.
We are already on the other side. We stop our narrow attending and open Awareness. Something is breathing us. We do not breathe ourselves. Something is giving us mouth to mouth resuscitation. This Something is the other side. When it withdraws, we withdraw with it. Even now, our every exhalation is Its inhalation. Our every inhalation, Its inbreathing breath. We are breathed by the other side.
We are already on the other side. The other side is as close as our very breath. Closer.
Face to face. The faces merge.
gee george. profound! and perfect for this rainy day. looking out at the weather, past the reflection of my face looking back. these thoughts are very timely for me. thank you, my friend! ~apl
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, apl goddess.
DeleteBeautiful, powerful, George. Thank you so much for sharing yourself. Steve F.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your resonance, good friend.
DeleteThank you George for another WOW!
ReplyDeleteFor years I have pointed out that we PAY attention and SPEND time. There is a lot of wisdom encoded in words and phrases.
And now you have taken us way beyond...to here.