ACROSS THE SMOKE RINGS OF MY MIND.



 When we don't have access to BEING in us, we miss something so great, so irreplaceable, so fantastic, that we uncontrollably need to compensate this void with something and this thing, no matter what it is, works like a dope.

It can be the possession of someone, the possession of power, the possession of pleasure, the possession of wealth, the possession of honor, the possession of knowldege, the possession of food inside our body, the feeling of possession dope gives us, or any kind of other possession as crazy as the possession of the future for instance. We cling to our possessions just like a castaway clings to her raft yet, when we loosen our grip and sink in the ocean's water we realize it is just our very substance and there's nothing to fear at all.

When we don't have access to BEING in us this lack inscribes us in an insane quest that aims at filling this void of BEING and we do it even unconsciously. Therefore the first step is to STOP trying to fill this void and rather experience it, taste it. It might be uncomfortable or even painful, but it is the door through which we must pass if we are to reach BEING in us and its INFINITY.

The feeling of no possession, of emptiness, of loneliness, of nakedness, is the pit into which we must fall until we reach the bottom of all things which is naked BEING in us. During this process we might well cry or even scream, or dance on one foot, it is not important, we let our body express freely what the void makes us feel and we do not judge ourself.

Gradually we learn how to stay with the Reality of what we are right now, gradually we learn to tame the Present Instant and we stop running after some disconnected thought-agenda.

The Present Instant, BEING in us, the full observation and experience of Reality's ISness, are all the same very thing. When we got nothing, we got nothing to lose: we ARE, and this fills all our needs and beyond. 'Beneath the diamond sky and far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrows, we still dance our life on the most rocky path we may find' !

Patrick Ali Pahlavi

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

Image
The IPCC warned us in its latest report, that we should bring back our CO2 emissions to 50% of what they were in the year 1990 and this before 2020, if we want to keep our planet within the 2° degrees. And the IPCC bases this prevision on the most optimistic scenario. Indeed, during the last decades, the scientists forcasts about Global Warming have been constantly revised upwards. The cascading effet is pretty uncertain and, for instance, we don't know the exact impact of CH4 emissions through the warming of the oceans and the melting of the permafrost. Lima Conference on Climate ends with ridiculous and criminal decisions about CO2 reduction: Reducing CO2 emissions from 40% by 2050 is just nonsense. You can no more haggle over with Global Warming that, for instance, you can haggle over with a fire that transforms your house in a furnace. You cannot say to the blaze: "stop, wait 20 minutes until the firemen arrive". The United States found $ 3000 billion just for I
Read more

DIRECTLY CAPTURING CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE

Image
Direct air capture is the process of chemically scrubbing carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air, and then storing it either underground or in long-lived products. This new technology is similar to the carbon capture and storage technology used to capture emissions from sources like power plants and industrial facilities. The difference is that direct air capture removes excess carbon directly from the atmosphere, instead of capturing it at the source.  It is relatively straightforward to measure and account for the climate benefits of direct air capture, and its potential scale of deployment is enormous. But the technology remains costly and energy-intensive. It is often difficult to pin down costs for new direct air capture technologies, but a 2018 study estimates that it would cost about $94-$232 per metric ton. Earlier estimates were higher.  Direct air capture also requires substantial heat and power inputs: scrubbing 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide from the air could require ne
Read more

What can you do to save the planet Earth?

Image
What can you do to save the planet Earth? You might have had this question popping up in your mind – “What can I do alone to save the environment?” Actually, there are thousands of people like you who have the similar thought in mind, amidst that dilemma and hesitation, no one’s taking a step. But you, alone, have the power to initiate, and those thousands will eventually follow you. No step is a small step, and every contribution matters in its own way. While caring for the planet isn’t a matter to be saved for June 5, however, it’s a good time to start today and take the pledge to do whatever you can, in order to achieve a sustainable environmental development. Organize a cleaning drive: That’s something you can easily do! You have organized parties before, this time, organize a cleaning drive. Call your friends, friends of friends, office colleagues, acquaintances and family members to be a part of this act. Gather in your neighbourhood or a popular market area and clea
Read more