How Things Are

How things are:

everything I write has a basis in non-duality, no exception really, but this isn’t from any philosophical stance, nor based on any heart felt conviction of a belief — it’s simply how things are, my writing being a seamless expression of infinite points and immense proportions all meeting on the page. Nothing has to be done to express this, it’s not a means of mindfulness, no meditation needed to reach a certain state of mind. For me writing is a non-dual activity of ideas arriving, an urge to sit and give voice to inspiration, the preparation of a warm cup of coffee and my desk arranged just so, important rituals performed, and all of this being quite spontaneous even though it happens every morning. It’s always a surprise to see words upon a page, how those infinite forces worked to come to this particular theme for me to write of…

it’s a mystery.

and it’s simply how things are.

but what I know is how integral each point is to this mystery, not one thing can be removed and have my writing be the same. More truly, nothing here exists entirely on its on, being as Indra’s Net and its infinite reflection, each word written is connected to the larger theme of an endless inspiration. Non-duality isn’t so much a topic for me to write of, it’s expressed through every aspect of my morning, from making coffee to sitting at my desk…