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This week has been
quite rocky,
and much of my informal practice throughout the week has
brought
forth a treasuring of the beauty of family and friends.
In the
process of fully entering the experience of a close friend's illness,
allowing
the pain to enter in unobstructed also brings along all of the joys of
having
that person in your life. Yet again, the path of increasing
intimacy
generates more space to see the beauty in the world amidst its
sorrows.
In a process which my mind has labeled "easier," for the past few
days, I have been on vacation visiting some old friends. It has
been
lovely to simply lean into the wonder of close friends - after not
having seen
them for some time, it was as if we parted only yesterday.
While the WH (and my
spiritual practice in
general) have focused little on the substrate of human relationships,
these are
naturally affected by the WH as well. We are all
already
participating in the same existence as each moment unfolds, and a
rejection of
what arises in that moment distances you from the collective
consciousness. And yet, even when distanced, you are still a part
of it
whether you like it or not. This is the opportunity for breaking
the
cycle, simply realizing that you are already there, that me is we, that
there
is nothing left to do. It is both terrifying and
delightful to
see that you have already entered the fray. Or that you are the
fray.