(Parsva Savasana)
What happens when you enter a new morning
from a small rift in the universe?
What sounds do you hear that you’ve never really
heard before?
What does the light touch? And where does it touch you?
How does the world respond? How do you respond?
Away from clocks and old habits, how do you identify
– your hunger?
– your need for rest?
How do you satisfy your restlessness in this place?
How do you motivate yourself to push through
when night slides over you like a blanket?
(Satya & The 4th of The Five Precepts)
Imagine yourself in Warrior 1:
Your chest high, your spine centered in your body –
is your body a truthful expression of your state-of-mind?
If not, can you move your state-of-mind to be truthful
in alignment with your body?
Was your most recent lie a lie of words, deeds, or posture?
Who were you lying to?
What color is your lie?
What animal sound does it make when it creeps
around the edges of your consciousness?
What does it smell like, and when do you notice its presence?
Why is this lie difficult to let go of?
What purpose does it serve?
If you could tease apart the lie and remove it
from the circumstances where it was formed,
what shape would it have?
How would you pick it up? Handle it?
How big would the hole be that it left behind?
What would happen to your picture of reality?
Who else might notice a difference?
What would you do with this lie?
Lock it in a vault? Throw it in the sea?
Digest it?
What was gained through the lie?
What can be regained despite it?
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