Change is imparmance.

		By Prem Lama in Yoga & Dharma Published: Friday, 23 October 09 - 12:19 PM (GMT -06:00) Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 October 09 - 10:05 AM (GMT -06:00)

Namaste

Namaste all,

After a long time I am once again at your service. Today, it is raining outside so my shop, which I run in Door County is virtually standing still so am I. During this calm and joyous moment, I began to scribble on this blog. Thank you for visiting.

Yesterday, I was presenting a Class on Basic Buddhism for Door County Learning in Retirement at North East Wisconsin Technical Collage. I felt it was beautiful. I am humbled by the interest in Buddhism. Not because it is Buddhism and I grew up with it rather it is because it is a philosophy that everyone can relate to in this time & hour of the world. It was fantastic. Truly enjoyed the presentation. Next week we have a presentation on basics of Yoga (Theory). Why Yoga? Why Not?

As how Siddhartha Gautama had realized the all things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. Therefore, we must recognize change is inevitable and it is impermanence. We rise therefore, we fall. We breath in so must breath out.

I am looking outside behind my back door of the shop. A while ago, the tree was green and now it is displaying its best colors. I am so fortunate enough to appreciate this. I am not only enjoying the color but also the nature of change itself. This is how I think we should look at when we appreciate anything. Appreciate the change in time. I have heard many times that some only like the sun shine but not the rain. I only like fall colors but don’t care for that trees, which will lose all of its leave within weeks. Oh! This is a good one. Roses are the best among all flowers. How could that be? All flora & fauna are equally important in our lives. For me all flowers are equally beautiful in their own ways. So, if we want to fully live on this planet like a mindful being, we must be able to see how everything is related to everything, just like Siddhartha acknowledged.

We are all going through tough times but we must understand this, it is all relative and temporary because change is bound to occur. We should able to move with the course of time in any condition with appreciation and joyfulness. The reason I say this is because I also am beginning to realize what Siddhartha was talking about. We are a guest on this planet. We must treat this earth like our own mother. Why? Because a Mother and Earth seems to have similar traits. Earth gives us shelter, food, water and give us a reason to live and on top unconditional love. So as our mother, who will feed us before she feeds herself. Protected us from all the dangers as we are growing up. Most of all unconditional love. So when we treat this earth, we must treat it to like our own mother. It is our only mother. Appreciate nature like quality in our mothers. So, when one of us look at the beautiful colorful tree, lets try to appreciate the whole being of that tree, just like ourselves.

Many say, “Prem you are too deep, I am not ready to be that deep”. I chuckle because it is not the matter of depth that fears people but the change behind the idea of depth. For instance, one is happy in gaining but unhappy in losing. Happy in rising in fame & wealth, unhappy in defame and poverty. If we truly understand the course of nature, which is change, we will appreciate everything comes our way and we embrace it and it is beautiful every way and when we don’t understand then it becomes hard for all. Therefore, understanding depth can only help to understand the surface. Like without understanding death, which is for certain, we are not even close to understanding fragment of our own life.

Be Mindful , live mindfully.
& embrace the change.

Lama