December 01, 2023 – B

We find meaning
in a haphazard universe
by the way we look at/see 
what is happening.

We find patterns,
or impose them
as though they were there
before we found them,
just like it is impossible to say
what Christianity, for instance, was
before it became Christianity.
Or to say what Buddhism was
before it became Buddhism.

Where are the patterns
before we impose them upon what we see?
They aren't there
until we say, "There they are!"
We create what we look at
just by looking.

And call it meaningful or meaningless,
and it becomes what we say it is.

And God, for instance, is who we say God is,
and does, or doesn't do, 
what we say God does, or doesn't do.

With all this power to determine what we look at
you  might think we would be more careful
about what we say and leave unsaid.
But, just by looking around,
we can clearly see that this is not the case.

As with all the other problems of existence,
silence is the solutions to all of our problems today.

Sit tight,
be still
and quiet,
and empty of all thoughts and feelings,
and wait in the silence
for something to stir to life
that you don't think into being.
Yes it can work like that!
Just prove it to you,
try this:

Imagine that you are standing on a beach
with your bare feet in the surf,
looking out at the ocean.
Hold that position until something happens
that you don't make happen.
It will surprise you what it might be.
And you are not surprising yourself.
Your self is surprising you.
Keep watching to see what happens next.

There are worlds in there waiting for you 
to sit down, shut up, and tune in.
It is time to start exploring
what you have been ignoring!
And to see where it goes!

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