Always Here and Not Here
Siempre Aquí y No Aquí
Rest with a gentle question about what is always present yet cannot be grasped, discovering the awareness that has never left you.
Always Here and Not Here
Notice what is always here,
and notice that you cannot find it,
as you can only find what comes and goes.
You can also look for what is not here.
What is always here?
It doesn't come,
it doesn't go.
It is also what is not here.
This riddle, koan:
what is simultaneously always here and not here?
What it is not
It's not the body,
it's not the mind,
it's not sounds,
it's not sensations,
it's not images,
thoughts.
It's not emotions,
feelings,
memories.
What has never changed
You knew this as a child and you know this now.
It has never changed,
it has never left.
It's no time.
There's no space.
It's completely empty.
And always full.
You have known this long.
It is not far.
It is not hidden.
At most it is hidden in plain sight.
You cannot find it because it's not lost.
You cannot see it because it's not unseen.
Letting the question guide you
Let the riddle take you.
Let the question guide you.
Infinite depth,
no beginning,
no ending.
Notice the thoughts,
emotions,
grasping, trying to hold on.
What is always here and not here at the same time?
There's a loving that can be scary.
Peaceful,
beautiful.
Cannot be lost,
cannot be found.
It's everywhere and nowhere.