In my quest to understand and navigate this blessed, but oh so challenging world, I am trying to keep my eyes and ears open and be, as a favorite author, Kathleen Norris describes detachment: being at peace with the reality that is.
Part of being at peace, for me is in something that Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about creating space. The flower, as he puts it, needs space to show it’s beauty, and like the flower, we need to create space to allow ourselves to be more aware.
I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit. Creating space is not as hard for me because I can see it; clear things out and create more physical space. I like this. Yet, for the interior space (which I think Thich is really speaking about) is more of a challenge. Letting go of the notions and “stuff” that hang around for no good reason other than to provide fodder for my own internal torture would seem easier than it is proving to be. Being at peace with the reality that is, is a wonderful step in this process. This, I can do. More or less. To really be at peace, to be detached, makes way for space that allows us to be aware. And awareness is good, right?
Part of being at peace, for me is in something that Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about creating space. The flower, as he puts it, needs space to show it’s beauty, and like the flower, we need to create space to allow ourselves to be more aware.
I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit. Creating space is not as hard for me because I can see it; clear things out and create more physical space. I like this. Yet, for the interior space (which I think Thich is really speaking about) is more of a challenge. Letting go of the notions and “stuff” that hang around for no good reason other than to provide fodder for my own internal torture would seem easier than it is proving to be. Being at peace with the reality that is, is a wonderful step in this process. This, I can do. More or less. To really be at peace, to be detached, makes way for space that allows us to be aware. And awareness is good, right?
1 comment:
awareness feels like God to me... so I would say that awareness is good. Like those things that our dreams offer up to us... to help us be conscious. I love your idea of creating space.... for God to help me be aware.
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