Twenty-Three - Nothing is Eternal
If heaven and earth cannot make things eternal,
How is it possible for man?
It is only our grasping nature that demands the universe stand still for us. Change is so clearly the norm in the universe. It is interesting to consider that from a singular perspective so limited as that of man, change seems everywhere. But, from the perspective of Being, the notion of time and change fall away. Sentience seems to demand the time-sense that is essential to the notion of change. Nevertheless, the practice of meditation is arguably the highest mental state of the sentient mind. When the true alignment of the mind with Being occurs, it is an achievement of a state where the limited, finite view falls away; in this state, it seems that change is no longer a necessary ingredient in experience. Perhaps this is one of the reasons it is impossible to truly describe or communicate this state. Mysticism becomes the lingua franca of those who have experienced this revelation.