My Life in LIFE

Isn’t it the myriad of lives
nothing but LIFE on the move?


Like flies in a train car,
we know where we want to go but not where we’re going.1

My life in LIFE.
What makes them different?
Me, the “my”…

Can I say “my LIFE”? No, certainly not.
Can I say “my life”? Yes, I can.

But, isn’t it the myriad of lives
nothing but LIFE on the move?

I can’t stop living my life, of course.
Not for me, but for life.

But “how I live” is in my hands.
Do I live my life or live LIFE?
Or rather,
am I me or am I LIFE?

I’m LIFE.

And still, the “I’m” is not needed…

1 Image frequently used by Advaitananda V.G. to exemplify the relationship between relative and absolute, or to relativize concepts such as destiny and individual freedom.

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