Despair

dead bird

There are always moments when one feels empty and
estranged. Such moments are most desirable, for it means the soul has
cast its moorings and is sailing for distant places. This is
detachment– when the old is over and the new has not yet come. If you
are afraid the state may be distressing, but there is really nothing to
be afraid of. Remember the instruction:
What ever you come across–go beyond.

– Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Quote discovered, gratefully, at Strangechord.

4 responses to “Despair”

  1. that is a keeper

  2. Received gratefully.

  3. Contemplating

    The joy of security updates which means a reboot. Me, not Meowza. He’s probably contemplating what he’d do to a bird were he allowed out which he isn’t. Or maybe he’s contemplating belly rubs and scritches which he gets in abun…

  4. Going beyond it

    Thanks Watermark for the inspiration. There are always moments when one feels empty and estranged. Such moments are most desirable, for it means the soul has cast its moorings and is sailing for distant places. This is detachment– when the…

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