Nothingness is the beginning of everything. It is the moment, the presence, the now—the truth and wisdom of who we are. The answer is simple: we are nothing, and yet we are everything. The truth is as straightforward as that, without editing.
In this moment, I am role-playing a writer, scribbling whatever wisdom is showered upon me. So, I am wisdom, and wisdom is me. It is nothing, yet it is everything.
Nothing is as simple as it can be, and everything is as vast as an ocean. What does it mean to be simple? What does it mean to be vast? It is just being who you are in the moment.
Nothing can be nothing but nothing. Everything can be nothing but everything. What is common between these two sentences? It is the state of being nothing. If only we can be nothing.
We frequently use the word “nothing” every day, but have we ever pondered its true meaning? Where did it come from? Has anybody ever felt nothing? Take a moment to pause and try to do nothing. Observe what it feels like.
Nothing is simple, funny, great, awesome, peaceful, joyful, and we can go on and on with everything it encompasses. We feel everything but nothing. Everyone can assign their own word to describe what nothing feels like. That is how vast nothing is. Nothing is as vast as everything, and yet sometimes, everything is as good as nothing. It depends on how we want to feel in that moment. Nothing can be good if we want to feel good. Nothing can be bad if we want to feel bad. It is as simple as that. We are as simple as that.
We are what we want to feel like. We are love if we want to feel love. We are joy if we want to feel joy. We are peace if we want to feel peace. We are bliss if we want to feel bliss. We are truth if we want to feel truth. We are wisdom if we want to feel wisdom. We are gratitude if we want to feel gratitude.
“Gifts as we are, there is nowhere to go. The knowing of this is nothingness.”
With Love,
Vandana
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