Longing's Cessation

Countless lifeforms are born each moment, and approximately equal amounts die. Hence, from a broader perspective, nothing is occurring.

The measurement of intervals between two or more occurrences is central to a definition of time.

Thus, since there are no occurrences, time does not exist!

The absence of time indicates the existence of eternity, yet eternity can only exist in contrast to finite forms.

For instance, numerous microscopic lifeforms that, at each moment, are either being born or dying continuously transform our human forms.

Since our human forms continuously transform, we are all eternal, transforming entities that are all aspects of one single transforming entity.

Our eternal nature is further confirmed by alternately ceasing to exist and reemerging.

In addition, the ceasing to exist and reemerging rejuvenates our bodies and minds.

Awareness of nonexistence is inseparable from awareness of intangible existence.

Intangible existence is perceptible as a lovable light; consequently, love is born.

As an analogy, we may imagine perceptible intangible existence and awareness of ethereal existence as the mother and father of love.

The awareness of love as an aspect of the only entity and our inseparability from this aspect is peaceful because love arises without relating to other aspects of the only entity.

Thus, love is inseparable from peace.

The lovable, peaceful awareness of the regular cessation of existence can only exist in contrast to eternal life; consequently, life arises.

Life's eternalness establishes the eternal principle.

However, the formless, ethereal eternity can only exist in contrast to the principle of unique finite forms; therefore, forms come into being.

An analogy for finite forms is musical notes that contrast eternal silence.

The principles of eternity and finite forms create a symphony of continuously unique, unmanifested forms.

I will compare nonexistence, life, unmanifested forms, and our Heavenly Kingdom to the classical elements to better describe these aspects of the only entity.

Unmanifested forms are fleeting because they consist of eternity and temporary forms; thus, they are comparable to air.

The airy, unmanifested forms complement the sunlight reflecting on the water of love and peace.

The analogy about the pure reflection of light describes how eternal life contrasts with the continuous cessation of existence.

The wind of unmanifested forms stirs the waters of love and peace, forming ripples and more prominent waves that uniquely reflect the trinity of nonexistence, awareness of nonexistence and perceivable intangible existence before gently caressing the shores of a paradisical landscape.

The landscape represents the only entity's ethereal realm, where unmanifested forms arise, as in a mirror, seen in a tangible form interacting with other unique aspects of the only entity.

A spacious realm allows aspects of the only entity to express unique forms and discard them without the agony of being born, staying alive, and dying.

The realm gradually becomes more spacious with each emergence of an awareness of nonexistence.

Awareness of nonexistence emerges when we allow cessation of existence while resting.

Longing ceases each time awareness of nonexistence reemerges.

When we realise that we are eternal, transforming entities that all are aspects of the only eternal entity, we cease to relate to other aspects as something other than ourselves.

The realisation of the impossibility of longing for the only eternal entity or any of its aspects is longing's final cessation.