Nature is a fantastic example of the duality of the permanence and impermanence of all things, the nature of change. No matter how busy our lives are, how built up our cities, we cannot escape the fact that night and day come and go. We cannot fail to notice the sun shines hotly on some … Continue reading Surety
Tag: impermanence
Loss
Think of the one most important thing in your life. This thing may be your family, it may be your job, your status, your health, your mind, a keepsake. Now imagine that you lose this thing, which is so important to you. What would happen? Would you feel bereft, lost, grief-stricken, heart-broken? Then imagine you … Continue reading Loss
Echo
Lewis Carroll made a valid point through Alice, when she said; "It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." There is the old story of the great war ship, which saw countless battles and rode many seas. Through-out its life it was repaired, when its deck was splintered by … Continue reading Echo
Impermanence
It doesn't take much for our perspective to change. Not so long ago our society held different people in high regard. The rich and famous were held on pedestals, looked up to by young and old alike as something different, something better. Today when we look at society, who is it that we look to, … Continue reading Impermanence
The dark
After walking in lush bright open fields, to be then suddenly plunged into a dark pine forest plantation, where the temperature drops and your surroundings seem devoid of life, is it any wonder your mood may change? Life can mimic this roller-coaster of highs and lows, light and dark, happiness and sadness. We all feel … Continue reading The dark
Zen musings 