July 31, 2025

Wanting and not-wanting lead the way--
and need to get out of the way so that we might know
what is called for in each situation as it arises,  
and do that, where, when and how it is called for,
and let that be that until the next thing is called for, etc.

How do we know what is called for? We drop into emptiness,
stillness and silence and wait for realization to occur to us
out of our awareness of the here, now, or the present situation
as a whole.

Knowing what's what and what that implies for here, now, takes
president over wanting our way all of the time.

And knowing what's what, here now, emerges, arises, appears, occurs in and out of emptiness, stillness and silence. Enlightenment is knowing what matters most here, now, and what needs to be done about it, where, when and how.

When we pray about something, we shut up and listen for what needs to be done about it. 

"Prayer" is listening/looking/hearing/seeing/knowing/doing/ being. And that is the way of life for all sentient beings. Every living thing waits for the right moment to act in the right way in the right place to do what is called for under the circumstances. That is the heartbeat of the universe.