A Poem
The conditions of a solitary bird are five:
The first, that it flies to the highest point;
the second, that it does not suffer for company, not even of its own kind;
the third, that it aims its beak to the skies;
the fourth, that it does not have a definite color;
the fifth, that it sings very softly.
- San Juan de la Cruz, Dichos de Luz y Amor
A Quote
Be here now.
Don't anticipate, don't yearn for the things of the past.
Let the past go with forgiveness
and let the future go with no anticipation.
Each of us contains a being that doesn't die and a being that does die. 1
Everything must change except the soul. 2
Your preparation for dying is done by identifying with your soul, not your ego. Identify with your soul now.
There are realms other than the one we are meeting on.
Planes where we see the souls that we have known in the past as just souls.
We won't meet them in their clothing of mother or father, or uncle or aunt.
Then...sensual planes, planes with color, music...
Planes which have no form...
This plane is the womb, the beginning of things.
This plane is ecstatic. It's the ultimate creativity.
Dying is the most important moment that exists in any incarnation.
It's important that you not be so overwhelmed by the process of dying.
I wish you a process for dying that doesn't overwhelm you.
I wish you a moment of dying that you can be conscious of.
I wish you a future incarnation in a plane of incredible light.
1 The one who dies may also be described as an identification of the being, not the being itself.
2 Soul, as described here, refers to the immortal, unchanging dimension of self, the true self, or atman, as distinct from the concept of a soul which grows through a lifetime (or lifetimes) of experince.