The Dance from Steven Kaufman's blog

The form is not important,

it is the Flow of Being

that creates the form

that is important.

 

That Flow of Being

is the Dance of Shiva.

 

The goal is not important,

it is the Flow of Being

as it moves toward the goal

that is important.

 

That Flow of Being

is the Movement of the Tao.

 

The result is not important,

it is the Flow of Being

as it produces the result

that is important.

 

That Flow of Being

is the River of eternal Life.

 

The Flow of Being

is important

because the Flow of Being

is what we truly Are.

 

We are not the forms

that only arise

where Being Flows

in relation to Itself,

like a line that arises

where the tips of two fingers meet.

 

But when we think we are a form,

when we identify with form,

we lose sight of what we truly Are,

lose sight of the Flow of Being,

and then form is all that seems to remain.

 

And then form, the goal, the result

becomes all that matters,

not because they really do

but only because

there seems to be nothing else

once our True Nature

has been obscured

through misidentification with form.

 

But even our misidentification with form

is part of the Dance.

 

The misidentification with form

is just the part of this Dance

where the Dancer closes their eyes

but still keeps Dancing,

still keeps Flowing,

and so continuously trips over,

continuously comes into conflict with,

what They no longer recognize

as Themself.

 

But now it is time to Awaken

and open our eyes

to our formless Nature

so that as we Dance

we will no longer trip over Ourself,

no longer create suffering for Ourself,

but will instead

dance in harmony with Ourself

and once again

just enjoy the Dance,

unconcerned with form,

unconcerned with goals and results,

unconcerned with what are really

only byproducts of the Dance,

byproducts of What Is Really Important,

byproducts of What Really Matters.

 

Our Awareness,

our Consciousness,

no longer preoccupied with form,

no longer obsessed with goals and results,

no longer mistaking Itself

for the forms It has created,

no longer seeking Itself

in the forms It creates,

rooted in the Now.

rooted in the Formless.

rooted in Itself.