Stillness within movement
a hidden pool
metta opens
an elastic band held tightly, let go

As the taut band loosens, so does dualism between subject and object
When I feel into the spine – from neck to sacrum –
the object, which seems fixed and out there, is not
nor is there a fixed subject observing from in here, no transcendental observer

it’s all one reality

body energies (subtle body energies) are a guide

Sanghadarin tells a story of
his reactive altercation with a woman on retreat
Amidst the confusion, they make eye contact:
a moment of human connection

the dharma is about recognizing what we have in common
It is not a tool for division or distancing
It is a tool for empathy and connection

Learn to trust people
My very ego “Chris” is a form of distrust

Hustle and bustle in the world
People darting here and there
buses with throngs of figures careering by

Primordial restlessness
The city of London is not present

Can I notice the space beyond the traffic
beyond the crowds of people
in the cracks of conversatio

Can I notice the silences in the intervals in conversations,
in the gaps between the screams of underground trains
from the compressed air between tunnel and train