Looking at a tree in your yard, you might think of it as a static object. But is that true? Even in a given season, from one day to the next, the tree is constantly changing, flowing. Across seasons, this becomes even more visible. Yet, due to faulty seeing and understanding, the tree appears as a static object, like a stone. The “tree” as a static object is an illusion created by the mind. What exists is not an object, “tree.” What is present is “tree-ing.” What is there is life expressing as treeing.
Life is tree-ing. Just as life is star-ring, moon-ing, sun-ning, river-ing, bird-ing.
What about you? You think of yourself as a steady, well-defined entity — “me,” “I.” Is that true? Are you static? Oh no! You are ever-changing. Second by second, you are in a constant state of transformation.
On average, around 3.8 million cells are dying every second, and new cells are being created just as quickly. Your mind shifts attention or generates thoughts roughly every 3 to 4 seconds, amounting to about 14,000 to 19,000 thoughts per day. There’s nothing static about you — nothing that proves there is a fixed “me” that has always been there. That is just another illusion created by faulty seeing and understanding. The “I” as a static entity is a mirage in the mind. What is present is not the “I” you think it is. What is here is “I-ing.” What is here is life I-ing.
Life is I-ing.
How can you know for sure that you are not a separate, static entity?
Simple.
Ask, “Who am I?“
The direct way to explore this is to take your attention and rest it, single-pointedly, on the sense of “I” within your body-mind.
Go there. Be present with what unfolds.
In the process, realize that One alone is, unnamable, unchanging, ever-present. That is the real YOU. And “life” is just a name for that real YOU.
For deeper guidance on this direct inquiry, you may the exploration in Awaken: An Experiential Exploration of Enlightenment useful. This resource delves into the practice and experience of Self-Inquiry and can be a guide on your journey to discover the real YOU.
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