On Impermanence...

Thanks to a new dear friend, I've been doing a daily impermanence meditation. In it, I imagine my body is dissolving, dying, falling apart... In that space of dissolution, I meditate on what's left...

The first day I did the meditation, what remained appeared to have qualities: of love and compassion - yet with total detachment and no action. It seemed to have a smile :-)

Today, I experienced that which remains as Shiva in meditation - entirely absorbed in Ishvara (God), and golden light...

Radiance...

I get it all the time: "do you always wear white?" To answer: who knows, we'll see, insh'allah... All is impermanent anyways - perhaps someday I'll dance naked like Lalleshwari...

A more intriguing question: Last night, a dear woman asked me, "don't you feel vulnerable wearing so much white?" I responded that I don't now, but remember when I used to. But at this point, the amount of radiance and grace I experience inside is strong enough to sustain it. Perhaps also, because I've come to experience comfort with a vast level of openness... No longer do I feel I must hide that [proverbial?] light.

I encourage us all, whatever we wear on the outside, to allow that inner light to shine... It is nourishment, absolution, and peace.