Mystery

it is all about effort

it is all about surrender

it is all about balance,

of vibration, and of the void.

It is not always about getting,

or going for what you want,

nor about losing everything,

it is about living your life -

It is a constant riddle,

a question partially answered,

but a door to yet another.

It is not always about you,

or me, or them -

It is all about this mystery,

and to walk with it

in every step of the way.

For what it is, is

a totality in its own accord,

and yet, a part of a greater

continuum, of silence

and of the void.

To know it, is to lose it,

to notice it, is to see it,

to be with it,

is to live in eternity.

Fleeting Truth about Goals

there is eternity in each step,

and infinity in between them -

in this seemingly chaotic world,

there is bliss.

Every moment,

is an opportunity to see;

For the universe is generous,

it is infinity.

It is in that flower, seldom seen,

or perhaps that door

that has always opened for you,

it is in that ray of light,

in that graceful unfolding of the moment;

It has never been too faraway,

for the goal isn't really the goal -

the goal is peace.

if you understand

what you truly are seeking for,

then you are truly blessed.

A Lesson from a Bird

I was walking along the walkway at our block here in Tiong Bahru one morning when all of a sudden I saw this bizaare looking bird just a few inches away from me. It looked so bizaare that I was totally shocked by its form, that my mind has identified it as rather ugly. That has never left my memory eversince, for I have never seen such a funny looking bird before.

This afternoon when I was walking along Orchard Road after coming from Pure at Ngee Ann City, there was this exhibit about Singapore's Biodiversity, where you can see enlarged photos of animals and insects that you can actually see in Singapore. And in one of these photos, tadaaaa! - that funny looking bird! It is actually called a "Stork-billed Kingfisher". I love it! I just love how life expresses itself in different forms and how it evolves with the changing times. I love how nature can surprise us in way that cannot be understood by the mind at times. I mean, how can such a bird exist? Well, nature would say "WHY NOT!" haha. Yup, why not!

It is sometimes funny how the mind would associate the word "normal" or the "norm" to things, when nature should be the one suggesting the norm. How the collective that we call "society", can actually dictate the "norm" or even label it as "made by God", when nature should be the one telling us what is. The mind is very tricky sometimes, and we sometimes come to a life that can be filled with judgement brought about by how our minds were conditioned through time. As to what Lao Tzu has said, "If you are to choose from the dictates of society or nature, choose nature, for it will always win". I have always believed that the path of nature has always been the path of the divine.

Why should a person like me exist? Well, I think you know what mother nature would say now.

Namaste.

Of Being, Movement and Improvs

I just love doing improvs these days. I feel like I am reflecting the kind of energy dynamics that I have in that moment of brief exploration of expression. That we, as beings of form and energy has the capability to express by just being what we truly are. Seeing my colleagues just go for that empty black floor this morning was very inspiring, and knowing that we actually come from different parts of the world has made it even more of like a spiritual experience for me. It was like seeing how the world move in different forms - from capoeira like movements to linear dance like improvs to almost mystical character expressions. Then all of a sudden, our trainer just asked me, "What if all the people in the world begin to dance all together?" (I just made a sigh) hahaha. He said, i think it would be a more peaceful world don't you think so - you know, people will be going from the sixth chakra to the fourth". (How cool is that!) This morning's improv was really beautiful, and courageous at that. I know that it was really hard for some to dive and expose themselves to such, but you know what, it was a beautiful dive. I was thinking about that question, and to see this group of people just go for expressing their dynamic selves out in the open, is truly a thing of beauty. We are form. we are energy. To express oneself in movement is entering the realm of both worlds. This morning was pure expression of life's creative light - and to see people from all over the world say unlimited things in a confined space can only be described as pure enchantment.

Mindheld

Do not be lost in this mind made world,

This world that demands obedience,

out of fear, from something non-existent.

for life is more than mind,

more than what you can ever imagine,

it is beauty,

it is freedom,

it is a song.

Let everything that come serve you,

and the message that you hold,

for in your hands are great news,

of emancipation,

of inspiration,

of love.

For we have gone too far from life,

and fear is what we embrace mostly.

We need to see again,

that what we have, is what we need -

what we have, is what there is -

what we have, is a treasure

not lost,

but was held deep.

For you are too beautiful

to be buried here.

Do not be lost in this world,

you, of hidden abundance,

of wild beauty,

and of pure light.

Glass Universe

There is a universe just outside your window

and it is just there.

It is not for you to discover,

it is not for you to explore,

it is not for you to own,

nor even exploit,

for it is just there.

Thus, if you open that window,

be it with wonderment,

and a silent sigh -

hear it breathe,

just like you do,

for you too are the universe,

not for anyone,

but for infinity -

you are infinity;

an entity that is one,

and breathes with the whole,

there is a universe outside you window-

and it is just there.