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Valuable insightss here in relationship of dharma, Rta, meaning, keeping "it" together in the interim ("being on the road"), etc. There are many mundane examples of how , "in this time of complexity and change circa 2023-2024," the suggestions offered here give us guidelines, thinking resources to, if you will, stay on the stepping stones as we cross turbulent waters, not always being sure where we are going, even why, and without guarantee. Meaning has been challenged, confused, undermined, not present yet, but we do know how to make steps on the "stones," engaging in a practice and a commitment to that practice (e.g., "showing up"), to keep ourselves from losing our footing altogether. The notion of dharma as you open it up here is very helpful to support a kind of trust in our "stop complaining, pay attention" practices of making and remaking order, recurrence, the count-on-able, during which Rta as emergent meaning can come from "keeping at it." We may, for instance, not be able to get clear on the meanings emerging around the Israel/Hamas war, but the "humanitarian" work of caring for people who are injured, traumatized, afraid, in immediate need must continue--even if a clear understanding of the politics and meanings involved are in flux. Show up, do the right thing, care about all suffering, pay attention to what we are doing and what that doing is doing. Be kind. Thank you D.

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thanks, DB. I especially liked "dharma will suffice when meaning feels distant...meaning takes some time...meaning will come to dharma's party." I love how this takes the pressure off our insatiable (or my) search for meaning.

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Interesting to ponder meaning as something alive, changing and, at times, something we must remain patient with. After listening, meaning almost appears to me as a crying infant awaiting my nurture. I guess I’ll never truly be an empty nester.

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Loved this, thanks Ji! ❤️

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Thank you for the revelation to let meaning come in its own time. I definitely feel myself chasing it or forcing it sometimes. I will let dharma hold me while I wait ❤️

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