Detaching

2007.09.17 Singapore - Kent Ridge

It never ceases to amaze me how lost one can become in their ego and it's attachments, especially for those who once had found the beauty, simplicity and freedom of transcending attachments to the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of "reality".

There are some to whom come all the riches as if laid out on a platter. Someone once said to a group of us at a dinner recently "I love money and money loves me." Yet, what of those who love money yet money cares little or nothing for them? It must be in the attachment and the battle to attain. That same person also pointed out that, although wealthy, he has few clothes which he wears over and over, needs little to eat, and spends relatively no money on a daily basis for basic living and enjoyment. His enjoyment comes from learning - reading and studying - and then acting on what he has learned; exercising his knowledge on the world. And the millions keep rolling in.

So, what does that say about a man? And what does it say about the rest of us? We are all desiring more of what the world has to offer, yet so many are stuck, living life in fear instead of action.

The world keeps spinning; the rhythms of the universe keep vibrating; the great void continues to manifest; so why do so many languish in pain and fear?

We must face the great beast and smile, knowing that the beast is only us, our egos’, and that, when one is in synch with the rhythms of the universe - of existence - and aligned with all of existence and even non-existence, then everything flows naturally in accordance with our desires and our actions.

The key is to tap into the great void - the source of all manifestation - align with it, use it and let it use you as a vehicle for experiencing the physical world on it's behalf, and to let go of all fears, all negative thoughts and feelings, and just flow.