Transcendence is returning to the home that was never left—a state where struggle and resistance give way to a sublime sense of openness. It is an aesthetic experience where we encounter something vastly true, leaving us in a state of awe and serenity.
It is active wisdom: yielding to the flow of life rather than trying to dam it up. As soon as the fighting with 'what is' stops, we naturally fall back into the "home" that was always there—a state of peace that requires no effort to maintain.
Genuine spiritual freedom tends to manifest as a lack of reactivity, a decrease in the "I, me, mine" narrative. It isn't about being 'happy' all the time; it’s about less attachment to specific outcomes or identities—a spaciousness where emotions can arise and pass without the core sense of self being overwhelmed.
"Gate, gate paragate,
parasamgate;
Bodhi Svaha"
Gone, gone, gone beyond,
Utterly gone beyond
Salute to Enlightenment.
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