Our Bodies

Transcendence and Immanence,  That is all that we are functioning in.  All these folks feeling that they somehow have reached a place outside of the feeling self--a place of enlightened consciousness where the mind controls the body.  But that is the thing. The mind is the body and so many peoples bodies are out of "control."

Really the binary is , again, the culprit in this equation.  You are not beyond your body...rather "you" are your body...we are it it is us and we are here material and sensory perceptions.  

So, I watch these decision makers transcend their bodies.  They believe they're functioning at the highest level of thinking--but really they are not.  Instead they are dragging the weight of a "weightless" immanence which they believe they have transcended (oh, its not just "they" it's really "we").

And why don't we all just move and dance and breathe and smile? Look at eachother directly, speak without sarcasm, laugh more?  Oh jeez, that is not what happens. Sometimes we let the breeze in through the window though.

Tonight I felt it dancing...the drum why get down with the groove?  Its so fun to the beat of the drum.  to twist, to rock , to spin and roll shake and jump earthquake fun.

Huh...it's really true...I've just never used words to describe the experience of the West African dances I do in my class.  We did Cassa first tonight--the "harvest dance" then Sor SorNet--which is so powerful.  But I can't remember the story...there's just a lot of elbowing through with the light and playfulness and also giving thanks.  

the drum reminds you that you have a heart.  a rather pleasant effect.