I have read a book recently, about the journey of a Zen Monk towards enlightenment, (sadly the author, Soko Morinaga Roshi died in 1995), it was a lovely read, heart warming and heart breaking in parts too. What these monks have to endure to even get into a monostary is amazing, however, the important message of the book was relating this journey towards our own lives.
After reading the book, and letting it stay in my thoughts for a while, I came to the realisation, that any moment and all moments in life, are 'once in a lifetime' moments. We only have one life that we are consciously aware of, and we never live the same moment twice. Certainly we have similar days, similar moments, but never the same moment.
It has given me a completely new perspective on life, and although I still slip into the same mind habbits of before, when I catch myself and remind myself of this once in a lifetime moment, life takes on a wonderfully new sense of clarity and happiness.
In my own small way, I have briefly touched the edges of enlightenment!
this sounds interesting
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