Report 55 - Dreams/Commitment

First thoughts are that 'All dharmas are dreams' is a *view* in the sense that it points to groundless nature of even the 'idea' or 'teachings' or 'view' of groundless nature. If we examine anything closely enough, it isn't 'substantial' on its own.

I've been noticing how often my view changes within the course of a day, and the emotions/actions which can result from that. Doing so allows me to see/let these views and emotions come and go, while settling into a hm, deeper view... an intentional view which I can remind myself to come back to. For instance 'completeness' or 'compassion' or 'rest'.

This week, as I've now mentioned in a few other places, I dreamed of rest, and felt the rest as though I'd never rested before and just didn't know that. A few nights before I'd seen a black lake or fabric of some sort, with "sea stars" shimmering from it. Another night, I settled into it as though letting someone pull a blanket over and completely letting go. 

Rest, can be the 'starting' place of practice, and re-newing(coming back to) commitment(view) can be framed by entering into rest, first, engaging everything activity, 'from' there.

I've begun to set an alarm to ring an hour earlier than usual, in order to wake into quiet and linger, rather than waking up at the same time others are scrambling/busy getting their days going. I tell myself that it will be nice to use that time to 'sit' eventually, but for now it seems enough to let my body adjust and to notice the 'new' moments, to consider dreaming, and to 'enter' into the day restfully in the sense mentioned above. 

I try to take small naps. :)

Thought I'd share a piece which was played at my daughter's choral performance this week. I wept rather shamelessly toward the end of it, and then the director got up and shared a story of the group that went to DC this year, singing at the Holocaust memorial... 

There Will Be Rest   

There will be rest
And sure stars shining
There will be rest
And sure stars shining