Bringing
light to the darkest pit
This
is actually a very interesting and profound thing, the matter of
meeting and blending with things and situations.
When
we are in self-mode, our being becomes contracted in time and place,
that is becomes localised. When we are in selfless mode, our natural
state, we are not localised in the same way even though our physical
body of course has a concretic form and exists in time and space. So,
when we are in our natural state with open mind and receiving heart,
we can meet things as they come and blend with them. I am not saying
that we can "accept" everything because not every thing we
meet can be accepted due to common morals but still things can be met
with and be blended with skillfully, with warmth and clarity of our
true being.
This
skill of meeting and blending is subtle thing, or actually not really
a thing because it is based in natural awareness itself. When we are
or true beings, we can feel it and know it through our bodies. When
someone investigatingly touches you when you are in selfless mode, it
can be felt concretically that the body feels different. This is a
reference to Testing the Mind of Meditation, find a blog text and
Tube video with that title.
So,
meeting and blesing is subtle happening and if we are encased to a
self, we cannot meet people, things and situations naturally.
Unconditional compassion means that by relaxing we insist being in
the natural mode. It is such a relief. Whatever comes to us then is
not a problem be it praise that would make us feel egoistically
elevated or hatred and aggression that we would ordinarily meeth with
fight or flight reaction or "spiritually by trying to accept
it". In our natural mode, we don't need to accept because
everything is already accepted and blended with. But as said, this
doesn't mean that everything is OK all the time. If that would be the
case it would be dark as in the midnight during midday but this is
not the case, isn't it. On a relative level we do have high and low,
good and bad, stupidity and wisdom.
So,
next time when you notice that oh-ou that ego of yours rears it's
ugly head with some nasty thoughts and emotions, give it full freedom
to do so. Pain may come, ache may be, the emotion of being pissed off
can come completely freely. Give it some understanding, give it a
blanket to keep warm and some warm soup, instead of trying to fix it
or remove it. "Here, Blind Rage, my old buddy, have a seat and
take comfort in this body. Stay as long as you want, no hurry. Enjoy
the muscles and bones of this body. Create pain as much as you want.
It's totally fine."
As
Mother Machig Labdron famously said:
"Confess
your hidden faults.
Approach
what you find repulsive.
Help
those you think you cannot help.
Anything
you are attached to, give that.
Go
to the places that scare you."
It
is a pitfall to want to have happiness and joy. It's an egotrip. By
meeting and blending with whatever causes discomfort, pain and
suffering, that is the rocketship that all mahasiddhas have taken to
reach the full moon that never waxes or wanes.
