Space Between Chickadees & Chickpeas
“Between chickadees and chickpeas, there is much space between two breaths.”
~ Quote and pic by A.Void.
This seems a strange quote
that you won't find just anywhere,
as chickpea plants
(seen here as green pods)
and chickadee birds
are rarely associated together.
But,
between two breaths,
you say,
there is no space.
No space, no time?
Then, what is left?
Take away space,
take away distance,
take away time-
not this, not this,
or, this too, this too-
and what remains is
the One Breath
of Consciousness.
Questions for Introspection, Reflection & Meditation
Why does the commentary say there is no space between two breaths but the quote says there is much space?
Does space, distance and time need to be taken away or are they mere constructs of the mind and hence do not exist?
“Not this, not this” (the technique of neti, neti) is followed by an opposite technique of inclusiveness, “this too, this too.” Does this mean that both emptiness and allness can be used for the same destination of liberation?
Why does the quote mention there is “space between TWO breaths” but the commentary mentions there is only one breath?
Has anyone ever contemplated the space between a chickadee bird and a mere chickpea bean ? When you see a chickpea bean in your kitchen, do you think about where it came from, how it was grown, its life and cycle? Do you contemplate the seed? Do you see the space that is between you and the chickpea- and what to say of space?
Does this quote also imply about the “breath of life” on the planet- the breath of the plants, the breath of the birds- the interdependence of life? Is it lives within lives or just life?
