Something happened to me that day. Up in new hamster, as the still of winter calmed the forest, the cold of night pronounced the stars.
I stood there, alone, just about to turn 19. I knew, since my awakening of the mind (around 13-14 of age) that this turning of age was something special. The tranquility of the forest was familiar to me by now. I was completely comfortable. I felt the universal unity ,clear, all present. My eyes looked completely at the frozen, still trees, the back drop of the deep night sky; stars' bright pure white radiance of light, and the snow; purity, insulation, comfort. I was in my temple. My favorite place, with my favorite things. I could have teared at that moment, overwhelmed by the love I felt in this place, in this time space.
A change. A shift. Something expected. An awakening if my awakening.
What I learned in that moment was that that feeling was ever present. always in the moment. Right there, as I choose to acknowledge.
I stood there, alone, just about to turn 19. I knew, since my awakening of the mind (around 13-14 of age) that this turning of age was something special. The tranquility of the forest was familiar to me by now. I was completely comfortable. I felt the universal unity ,clear, all present. My eyes looked completely at the frozen, still trees, the back drop of the deep night sky; stars' bright pure white radiance of light, and the snow; purity, insulation, comfort. I was in my temple. My favorite place, with my favorite things. I could have teared at that moment, overwhelmed by the love I felt in this place, in this time space.
A change. A shift. Something expected. An awakening if my awakening.
What I learned in that moment was that that feeling was ever present. always in the moment. Right there, as I choose to acknowledge.