A NEW ENGAGEMENT

The experience of being human
Is a process
Of a sentient being (you/me) interacting
Between matter
And conscious thought.
The quality of the thought(s) entertained
Has a lot to do with the quality of the interaction.
(High-frequency thought = high-quality experience;
Low-frequency thinking = low-quality experience)

Although we can only consciously notice one thing at a time,
Our awareness encompasses many levels at once
And our personal consciousness is always responding
To hidden forces
At many different levels of awareness.
I find this comforting
To know that transformation self-happens throughout the spectrum,
Without my having to keep tabs on it all.

The art (and fun) of being human
Lies in our ability (whether realised or not)
To participate in the interaction --
To exercise options
And alter our position in relation to the forces we're aware of,
Rather like the way a surfer "rides" waves.
The more wiling we become to engage with the conditions as they are,
And, with practice, the more adept we become at proactively surfing life creatively,
The more our experience transforms from one of suffering to one of exhilaration --
From hell to heaven.

We speak of the quality and the quantity,
The intensity and the amplitude,
The fineness or coarseness,
And the cycle and rhythm of the forces.

We respond with varying degrees of openness and closedness,
Fluidity and rigidity,
Balance and imbalance,
Awe and indifference,
Wisdom and naivety,
Strength and uncertainty,
Engagement and withholding --
Fluctuating in our capacity to participate.

Life in this new awareness
Goes 'way beyond the realm of mere understanding.
We are challenged to Participate proactively with our experience,
Unconditionally.
Knowing and wisdom will follow
As day follows night:
Without evaluation or judgment,
Without separation
Without comparisons
Without classification.
Participation with life as it is
Renewed afresh in each moment.