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breathe in
air streaming through
nose, throat, lungs, bloodstream, cells, energy
when does it become me?
can you point to the spot?
take a bite
food slowly squishing through
mouth, throat, stomach, intestines, bloodstream, cells, energy
when does it become me?
can you point to the spot?
birth
energy concentrating
sex, sperm, egg, embryo, womb, birth
when do I start being me?
can you point to the spot?
death
energy dissolving
aging, [...]

everything familiar is temporary
possessions
garden
friends
family
body
mind
all the forms, sounds, feelings, smells, and tastes of this world.

[Siddartha] felt that he now regarded Vasudeva as the people regarded the gods and that this could not last. Inwardly, he began to take leave of Vasudeva.

everything familiar is temporary.
so
is it time to start taking leave of everything familiar?
detaching, inwardly
saying [...]

it’s best when you
connect and flow
effortlessly
letting go of the results
connecting directly to the game
arrows
music
body
until the distinctions melt away
leaving pure energy
sometimes patterns lull you to sleep
and then
suddenly!
you are jolted awake
because the pattern has changed
and will never return to the previous pattern
sometimes you screw up
the faster you let go of your mistakes
the more you can focus on [...]

we’re out on the town
playing around
having the most wonderful time
it’s almost midnight
on saturday night
and we are all feeling so fine
with a bunch of friends
the fun never ends
this night will go on for ever!
we’re all here and now
there is no past or future
singing!
dancing!
playing!
loving!
having an experience to remember.
but hang on a sec!
this is my bank
and there’s an [...]

Everything is interconnected.
Flowing, dancing, all around us.
This We must remember. It is our duty to One Another.
We must strive to annhilate ourselves, as such:
our selfishness
our egos
our self-serving instincts.
When Everyone is doing their part–
doing their best
giving their all, to All
–We are all happier, We are all better off.
BUT
if We diminish ourselves–
cheat ourselves
lie to ourselves
destroy ourselves
–we diminish [...]

sometimes, there is shrapnel.

walls abound.
kindness is heavy artillery.

from dust I came
and to dust I shall return
but that will not stop me
from reveling in the interim!
childlike I tumble with joy
childlike I cry when I’m sad
I play when I can
accepting the chance that
has been given to me
I am all things
all things are me
yet I am small, insignificant, nothing
a quantum instant
an infinitesimal flare
on the timeline [...]