I Am

I found and kept this quotation from the Bhagavad Gita:

"I am not bound by this vast work of creation. I am and I watch the drama of events."

There is a sense of detachment in this. There is a sense of the observer who remains removed from the world. Yet we are in the world, even when we pretend that we are not. By our very claim to be, our whispered "I Am," we are in the world. And then, of course, there is the love that we feel. The love that we feel for the world, or for parts of the world, is as much a part of us as our breath. Would we detach ourselves from that love?

Is it possible to love without attachment? Is it possible to be an observer, unbound, unfettered, yet filled with love?

Yes. It is possible, for this is the way that God loves. This is the way that angels love. They offer love and light, yet they do not interfere and they honour whatever happens, whatever transpires. They are not bound by this vast work of creation. They are and they watch the drama of events. And they do so with love and compassion.

Is is possible for us to love in this way? Can we be an integral part of this 'vast work of creation,' yet not bound by it? Observing it, yet not caught in any of the drama being played out in it? What is this freedom? What does it look like to be so unbound?

I'm not sure. But I'll hazard a guess. I reckon that to be 'not bound by this vast work of creation' is to be fully present in the moment, yet holding on to nothing, flowing in trust through time and space. It is to be in complete accord and acceptance with the moment and all that it presents. It is to be unattached to outcomes or agendas, plans or visions of what will be. It is to let go. It is profoundly felt, but not easy to put into words. And it involves trust; always, it comes back to trust.

Here is another beautiful quotation that says something similar, although not exactly the same. It is an Irish proverb.

"The most beautiful music of all is the music of what happens."

These quotations, by the way, come from a publication of quotations that was brought together and published by the editor of The Sun magazine. They have a website which you might like to explore, for the magazine is quite special. It is completely free of advertising, maintained totally by its readers, and contains prose, poetry, photographs and quotations such as these. It's very different than any other magazine I've ever come across.
(http://www.thesunmagazine.org/)

Well, I'm off now to experience the day, to enjoy the beautiful music of what happens.

Blessings!