One often forms intriguing ideas during the long nocturnal hours, ideas which seem quite removed from the daily line of thoughts. Forgotten of the powerful effect of caffeine on my body, I had a strong cup of milk tea at supper. Then I went to bed ignoring my almost noisome restlessness. Failing to coax my body to sleep in the next couple of hours, my patience was exhausted. Insomnia, an uninvited guest, bore me frustration along with stress as gifts. Turning frustration into action, I got up and tried reading, deep-breathing, and even light exercising, but to no avail—my mind refused to have its rest. Soon after, another old friend of mine, the Fear of Death, arrived at my doorstep. Then I knew I had to give up, accept reality, and make this one of my life’s sleepless nights.
Tired of any other physical activities, I turn on my mp3 player, lie down on the bed, and listen to my collection of favourite music.
Suddenly I experience a moment of Epiphany.
A strange but unusually warm feeling enters my spirit and lifts me to another realm: I am a part of Universe; I am a part of everything. I am connected to everything and everyone across time and space; we are all One.
All my worldly fears, burdens, pains, which used to haunt me day and night, vanish without a trace.
My once utterly lonely being is finally in tune with the Universe. The bliss of reunion overwhelms my being; tears gushed down my face.
There is no more fear, for I am connected to the Universe. My consciousness is elevated—I can feel the power of the Universe, Completeness, and Oneness undulating within me.
There is also Love all around me, so powerful that it makes my being trembled.
I am with the embracing Darkness, the origin of everything, every life. I have returned to the Origin.
I am nothing; I am everything.
Nothing matters; everything matters.
My perception of “I” has transcended into something else—“I” becomes a part of a much greater, possibly infinite, entity.
I finally feel It and understand It. It has always been inside me.
I rest my eyes on my bedroom window frame, I feel joy; I look out over to a mountain far away, I feel joy; I go into the bathroom, turn on the faucet, and let water runs between my fingers—I feel Joy.
Suddenly everything seems so close and dear to me, as if I am meeting friends I have not seen for a long time.
I am One with everything.
With the new surge of celestial energy, I will from now on live the way Universe is supposed to live.
picture from SnowCrystals.com
Humans are complex--just like large snowflakes, each individual is unique.
But,
from biology we know we are made up of the same biological components (cells, proteins, etc.);
from quantum physics we know we are made up of the same matter (energy, to be exact) at our core.
And if we step out just one more level, we see snow and just snow (remember the last scene of Gao's Soul Mountain? I think he picked snow to be the last scene because of this exact reason, whether he was conscious of it or not).
And the beauty of it all is, even a young child would agree that all snow crystals are beautiful.
Yes, we are ALL beautiful.
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Just like snowflakes, sooner or later we will all "melt" at some point, uniting what we know as our "selves" with everything else in this universe.
We were with One, are with One (although we may not "see" it in our daily life), and will be with One.
There is so much to learn from something as simple as snow.
The key to happiness and to Life is to view things at every level, no matter big or small, and find beauty in ALL levels.
Spirituality lifts us away from our limited view and sets our soul free.
Only through spiritual development can one truly return Home.