Sunday, October 24, 2021

Impermanence

Sunday Musings on Saturday Buddhist Class
6: impermanence 

JRR Tolkien wrote…

The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

One precious reality is, that there are endings as well as beginnings. It was a six week course. It has been six weeks. It has ended. Of course the yearning for knowledge, as insatiable as it is, remains, but that section of my reality has drawn to a close.

I am so very grateful to the staff and the Colchester Buddhist Centre ( for existing) and for that gentle introduction to Buddhism ☸ and to Meditation (Mindfulness and Loving Kindness). I understand that the new year will bring a secondary course  which I shall look forward to.

Life itself is not permanent. Forms and existence comes and goes, are in constant change and have no definitive reality. There will be uncomfortable times.

This is the mystery of the quotient, quotient
Upon us all, upon us all, a little rain must fall
(sang Led Zepplin's Robert Plant)

We are born, we live, we die and in-between times we experience.

So, what did I learn? I learned that as much as I know, I know little. I learned to become a student again, to listen and to try a new way especially with my approach to meditation 🧘‍♀️.

I am fortunate that, although the course has finished, a Saturday meeting continues to be welcoming to newbies and the practised too, so I can continue to learn. So, next Saturday I'll accept a fresh challenge, and attend with the adults.

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