Once the fireworks of revelation
have exploded through the psyche,
simplicity settles into the quiet background.
.
The business of an engaged life resumes,
but something has changed.
“It’s not all about Me”
In fact, it’s not about Me at all!
.
Chopping carrots and carrying shopping
take on the subtle profundity of ordinariness.
The lack of resistance
is perceived as unforced flow,
and attention, liberated from self-concern,
brings focus to the task at hand
with care and quality
and a ‘just-so’ sense of rightness.
.
The Big Questions and Living Answers
hover just behind the gaze,
ready to call on when needed,
and the unfulfilled longing that began the journey
is replaced with joyous contentment
jewelled in the sparkling presence of Now-Ness.