Musings: "Nowness" is my religion

Musings followed post reading some tibetian thoughts ! Many of us live in the past or in the future hijacked by the memories - good or bad, hopes and fears - of change, uncertainity, death and ignore the present. Recognize the present ! thats our greatest possession ! Come join my religion !

Pleasant memories make me
Live in the past and ignore the present
Bad memories make me feel
Life isn’t worth living in the present

Thirst for survival makes me
Incapable of living in the present
Fear of future makes me pump
Adrenaline in anticipation in the present

I am not sure which comes first
My hobbies or my work
I am not sure which comes first
My health or wealth

I am not sure which comes first
Death or my next breath
I am not sure which comes first
Tomorrow or next life

For there is nothing called day
If there is no sunset
For there is nothing called bravery
If there is no cowardice

For there is nothing called humility
If there is no pride
For there is nothing called good
If there is no evil

For there is nothing called justice
If there is no crime
For there is nothing called world
If there is no mind

For there is nothing called life
If there is no death
For there is nothing called God
If there is no death

Seems Death is the only certainty!
I live with the fear of uncertainty!
I live with the fear of Change!
But, why should I live with the fear of certainty?!

For death is not here to terminate life
For death is not here as a full stop to life
For death is here to start the next chapter in life
For "death" is here as a job creator in life

I agree with the monk who said that*
Life a journey from one death to another!
For death offers meaning to life
For "death" is the real meaning of life
(* AdiShankara said "mritusya mrituym gachchadi")

If change is the only constant of life
If ephemeral is the true nature of life
If impermanence is the meaning of life
If illusion is what I have consumed all my life

As time flies past gets elongated
As time flies future gets shortened
As time flies present remains as such
As time flies one present changes to another

For what is past is already past
For what is in future does not exist
For what is present is a "present" to us
Then why don’t I realize that

God is in NOWNESS!
I possess thy NOWNESS!
I possess God in thy NOWNESS!
Even god can’t take away “NOWNESS” from me
So, my greatest possession is NOWNESS!

I realize!

"NOWNESS" is my religion
"This second" is my God
"Loving all" is my ritual
"Living life" is my prayer!

Yes!

"NOWNESS" is my religion
"This second" is my God
"Loving all" is my ritual
"Living life" is my prayer!

If you agree, Come join the religion !

Happy reading!