A rock is vibration in form,
within Universe.
Its frequency moves slowly,
over centuries, even millennia.
Because its vibration moves,
it has Life.
It has no Mind,
no Heart,
no Samskara,
no Karma.
It does not think.
It does not feel.
It holds no story,
no resistance.
It does not worry,
nor ache with longing,
nor react to insult.
Yet it also does not feel joy,
or love,
or the warmth of sunlight
or the touch of another.
The rock simply exists,
present, fully and always,
but unaware of its presence.
Consciousness arises
when Reality is perceived,
when there is awareness
of self and other.
The rock has none of this.
It has no Consciousness,
because it does not perceive.
It is not at Peace.
It is not in conflict.
It simply is.
Peace without awareness
is not Consciousness.
Stillness without perception
is not awakening.
Silence without recognition
is not enlightenment.
The rock does not suffer,
but it cannot awaken.
So the question is not:
Is a rock happier than I am?
Perhaps the question is:
Can I be present,
fully aware,
without resistance?
If so,
I may find something the rock cannot:
not only stillness,
but Peace,
with awareness.
And perhaps,
something deeper.
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