Have you ever been present?

Have you ever been present? Simply sitting without intention, thought, or need for any outcome. To rest as you are with no one to witness this resting. Realising that this attaining or wanting enlightenment is a desire that can never be fulfilled. Realising that there is no one to even enlighten. That in the so-called moment of annihilation, nothing has occurred to no one or no-thing. That any attempt to even speak or point to this is the epitome of futility and yet, the paradox is that speaking and pointing will keep happening; all pointers and practices are ultimately redundant, although, they play a part in helping no one to realise the redundancy of the search.

That we can look at this topic from as many different angles we wish. From the Sufi who whirls to the Monk sitting silently in meditation. Each expression is valid and yet, completely worthless and there is no one who can lay claim to this truth, so that even the hierarchy that exists cannot exist here.

That ultimately this is what everyone seeks whether meditating, accumulating wealth, in relationships or at the bottom of a bottle. All want that moment to themselves to claim - to covet -and to say they know, and, yet we already know. Covered as this knowing may be with conditioning, belief, upbringing, or education.

In this not knowing, we all know and, as such, pointers exist to point back to the very answer you seek.

You!

Claude Monet ~ The Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil