Existence

Let us proceed rationally.

All this life, I have only known and experienced existence.
I have absolutely no experience of non-existence.
I have no knowledge of non-existence.
I only presume to have an idea of something called 'non-existence'.
'Non-existence' can never be experienced or known.

Everything, every idea, every thought, every memory, every experience, every dream pre-supposes existence. How then can we ever experience non-existence (death).

Thus death (non-existence) cannot be experienced.
We can only experience the 'fear of non-existence'
We cannot experience actual 'non-existence' what ever that might be.

Yet, there are far worse experiences than non-existence.

Right now, at this moment, all that is certain is that 'I exist'
Rather 'Existence is here'

EXISTENCE IS HERE NOW

Everything else can be questioned, including our beliefs and experiences.
But that fact of existence, of consciousness cannot be questioned.

Assume that a state of 'non-existence' exists.
Immediately we see the contradiction.

For 'non-existence' is the only state that cannot exist.
Hence 'non-existence' is non-existent.
But 'fear of non-existence' is existent.

Thus EXISTENCE IS ALL THERE IS.

This is the truth. Now do as you may please, or nothing at all.

The core illusion

The deepest fear is the fear of non-existence.

Non existence is possible only if one leaves this moment right now.
But that is not possible.

There is only one moment.
And that moment is now.
And you are that moment.
That moment never changes.
Hence non-existence is impossible.

Hence the deepest fear is an illusion. The ultimate illusion.
The core illusion is the illusion of non-existence.
Your absence cannot exist.

Existence.
Now.
Truth.
Presence.
Awareness.
Consciousness.
Self.
Spirit.
Love.
I-I
This.
IS
Absolute.

Moment

There has never been another moment.
This One moment has never changed.
I have never lived a second moment in life.

There is only One moment.
You are that.

Love

Love is truly the most powerful force there is.
It can overpower even the realized sage.
It is the most beautiful feeling and also the deepest loss.

Love is truly the only master. I am unworthy of even using these words to describe Love.

That's all that can be said.

Life, love and loss

We are never going to stop being what we are. Yet, life goes on.
Relationships are made.
Then they are broken and new ones are made.
No matter whether the truth is realized or not, you realize that this life itself is the most beautiful thing there is.
There is no final chapter to life. Not even death.
This drama and play of forms will never end. Because it never was real.
Yet it is.
And this is the most beautiful realization.
Inspite of being fundamentally alone, relationships will continue.

Lovers will love.
Enemies will fight.
Mothers will love.
Fathers will protect.

Love will always live on.

In the end, it is love and love alone that lives on. Inspite of every darkness and every malice, love cannot be extinguished. The heart will always keep shining. Death is never the end.

We live and we love and we lose. Only to love again. And the stories never end.

Rejoice my beloved and celebrate. Life will never stop living!

Being alone

It seems as though the most difficult thing in this world is to be alone by yourself.
Every instinct in us is geared towards activity. To come out of our own aloneness.
This urge to come out of ourselves is the cause of all the world.

If we were capable of being truly and completely at peace with ourselves, we would never come out of it.
There is always the mind which drives us outside our fundamental solitude. It creates anxiety, dread, terror and loneliness to bring us out into the world. To be truly alone is the highest virtue. Yet we are always completely alone. No relationship can provide lasting peace. At a fundamental level, you are always alone. Our only difference lies in our response to this fundamental solitude. In that great solitude, you do not exist. It is the void of pure awareness. No person or world can exist here. This is the great fear. And we run back to the comforting story of our illusory lives. At least our existence is acknowledged here!

The void is a source of great comfort in times of suffering. But we would like to deny it in our moments of superficial joy. To go deep into the void is to face our own death. And the death of all our relationships.

But, let us ask ourselves this question - which is it that seems more real?
Our personal story or the great void?
The chaos of our lives or the absolute silence of awareness?

While the waves splash about the shore rejoicing and lamenting and relating, the deep ocean remains unconcerned and alone, immersed within its own depths of absolute silence. Unaware of the existence of the waves. Do you find this scary or liberating? That is finally the only question.

Choice

Choice is an illusion.
You think that you are free to choose your response to circumstances or that you are free to choose your attitude. This is an illusion.
In truth, there is no choice. Choice is an illusion.