"... permitting the soul thus to free itself from all the schemata of the world." Henry Corbin, Avicenna and the Visionary Recital
At some point, each of us will breath out and not breathe back in. This last outbreath is a prayer with no words, a returning of our breath to the one who breathes us. This is done with joy, with awe, and with a smile. We practice this with our outbreath now, preparing for the moment when we need our breath no longer.
At some point, each of us will breath out and not breathe back in. This last outbreath is a prayer with no words, a returning of our breath to the one who breathes us. This is done with joy, with awe, and with a smile. We practice this with our outbreath now, preparing for the moment when we need our breath no longer.
Amen.
ReplyDeleteQuite powerful, George. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat is deeper than any well I have ever drilled! With each in breath, I breath in all of creation... With each out breath, all of creation breathes in me... And when the last breath occurs in this life, the next breath I will be forever changed!
ReplyDeleteAnd of course this is why the contemplation of death is in the heart of some mainstream versions of the Buddhist path.
ReplyDeleteI think of 'death' a lot- seems everybody's doing it, in my little town. But I remain unfamiliar with death. Maybe it's like closing one's eyes. Nothing has changed but the view.
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