The Constancy Of Experiencing

This contemplative and thought provoking spoken word reflection by John Astin, points out that even as experiences are discontinuous, constantly changing and coming and going, experiencing itself is continuous.

Transcript

Moment by moment,

We're losing this.

This experience is vanishing.

Reality is disappearing.

We can't hold on to anything.

And yet,

Even as reality,

Even as experience is vanishing moment by moment,

It never actually disappears.

Reality remains.

Experiencing remains.

Even as it is constantly slipping away,

Forever changing,

Becoming the next thing.

And so the paradox is that we are always losing reality,

And yet never losing it.

Always losing experience,

And yet never actually losing it,

Because experiencing is constant.

Reviews

Thank you for this deeply insightful talk.

Namaste

This was deep. Thank you for sharing this.

A good reminder.🙏

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Happy holidays John. Thank you for your thought provoking words.So true, moment by moment life continues changing. Finding meaning in my life helps set the direction and purpose of living a well balanced life.

I love these little gems 💎 of yours John. So insightful. Easy to contemplate in these tiny chunks.
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I REALLY needed to hear that. It puts some of the day's events yesterday into an entirely new and more positive perspective, for which I am beyond grateful. Thank you so much for sharing this and your other short insights with the world. I look forward to each and every one. May you have a blessed and peaceful holiday season. I see the light in you. 🤲❤️🤲

Simple but profound. Love your thought provoking insights. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

I love these one minute sound bites. Thank you!