Harmonising With The Impermanence Of Existence

All of these are delusions produced by the ego, they are attachments that make us suffer because they obstruct us from experiencing reality as it is. Reality is impermanent. It is constantly changing. The path to fulfillment is the path of harmonizing with the reality of constant change.

In Zen, this is called MUJO, impermanence. MU means absence, or without, JO means permanence, constancy, a fixed state.

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When we make space and time for meditation, We limit our focus to be fully attentive in the present moment, Here and now, This body, This breath. The posture be graceful, The breath be gradually, Smoothly. Even if it takes a bit of an effort to decide to enter this construct of sitting meditation. Once we are seated, There is nowhere to go, Nothing to do, But just observe the impermanence of the phenomena arising in our consciousness. The mind that observes impermanence is the Buddha mind. It sees the phenomena arising, It sees the phenomena disappearing, But it doesn't get attached to them. When we sit, We can observe our thoughts and our emotions. All of these mental processes. And we can see that they have no substance of themselves. They just appear and disappear regularly, Especially when we are stressed. We are caught in these mental processes. We are carried away from the living reality of the present moment into some kind of illusory world where our mind creates all kinds of categories, Mental constructs. Sometimes we play hurtful experiences or alternative scenarios. Sometimes yearning for objects of satisfaction, Yearning for change. All of these mental constructs are produced by ego. They are attachments that make us suffer because they obstruct us from experiencing reality as it is. Yet, Reality is impermanent. It is constantly changing. The path to fulfillment is the path of harmonizing with that reality of constant change without identification, Without being attached to what we have, Without longing for what we don't have. In such a way, We can become completely free, Free of this yearning, Free of regrets, Simply by fully being absorbed in the living reality of the present moment without naming it, Just observing it. And then, We speak of Mu-Zho, Impermanence. Mu means absence or without. Zho means substance, Impermanent state, Constancy, A fixed state. Harmonizing with Mu-Zho, With the impermanence of all the phenomena, Everything that exists, Harmonizing with that impermanence is becoming truly free from them. Becoming free from them means to live a life of fulfillment, True satisfaction, Joy that is based on the happiness of others without expecting results, Without regrets. This freedom of non-attachment automatically brings us in the immeasurable practices Not only are we joyful for the well-being of all, But we can approach others in any situation with a loving, Kind, Well-willing mind, A compassionate mind, Undisturbed, Totally free. Then, Automatically, Almost unconsciously, The change that we are looking for, The change that we wish to see is taking effect because the ego doesn't stand in the way any longer.