' Acceptance '...

Sit still for one moment and notice the timeless, empty, spacious, quiet presence that is here in the room. Even if there is noise in the room, notice that the quietness is surrounding and permeating that noise. Notice this presence within and without the body and mind.

Say the word “acceptance” out loud. Notice that the sound of the word “acceptance” arises and falls back into the quiet presence that you are. The word is virtually useless when you realize that presence itself is acceptance. This presence that is simply here is already fully accepting of what presently is. It does not have to do anything to come to acceptance including utter a word.

Thought does not accept. It measures, judges, blames, complains, analyzes, categorizes, labels, and thinks about life. It is not in the business of acceptance. It is in the business of thinking and talking about acceptance. That is not acceptance.

That is thinking and talking. This is not a prescription to not think or not talk. This is an invitation to notice what is totally untouched by thought. All thoughts about acceptance merely arise and fall within this presence. True acceptance is this presence that is always and already naturally and effortlessly accepting of what is including accepting of thoughts about presence.



-Kiloby, Scott. Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightenment