An instant and years

Life is but an instant that seems to drag on for years.

A thousand years, no more than an instant.

Yet, it seems so long...

The essence of life

The essence of life is simply to get totally comfortable in the present moment.

Nothing else!

There seem to be countless teachings and countless philosophies and a countless systems of conceptual understandings and perspectives.

But at the core is simply the direct experience of the present moment, simply as it is.

It can't get simpler than this.

And yet this simplicity can seem unbearable to the conditioned and complex mind.

Is there anything other than the experience of this present moment as it is?

A simple practice

Remain in the moment. Experiencing only the present moment.

If you are unable to do that, find out what is it that is preventing you from remaining simply in the present moment.

Keep repeating until you can simply remain in the present moment. Totally present.

This might take a few months/years/decades depending on the degree of conditioning/resistance that you carry within.

To remain content simply in the present moment is the both practice and the goal.  

Separation requires effort

It takes effort to remain separate. To remain as a separate entity.

Non-separation (Oneness) is the reality.

It takes no effort, it simply is.

It takes effort to remain separate from what is.

And the longer the separation, the more effort it takes.

The eternal dance of existence

Our experience of everyday life is of an entity living in an environment. The entity feels separate from the environment. The feeling of "I" is the feeling of being separate. A 'me' inside living in a world outside. 

But it has been demonstrated that no entity is separate from the environment. The entity is a product of the environment.

The 'me' sense arises from the body which arises from the environment.

When there is no real separation, what is there to do?

All life simply IS.

Sensations and thoughts arising. 

The eternal dance of existence.

Grace

Grace lies in complete acceptance of life with all its sufferings.

Can you really get rid of suffering?

Is it possible?

Grace.