The Stream Of Being

"To this meditator who arises in unceasing play,
may I realize the inseparability between samsara and nirvana."

There is movement in a meditative state. The preceding verse of the Supplication To The Takpo Kagyu mentions "resting" without altering what is, and then in this verse speaks of arising. There is a movement, and I like the picture of the stream of being.

Meditation wasn't meant to be a static function. What we accomplish there in our sit is supposed to go with us when we arise. Our thoughts, or no thoughts, should flow like a stream, not becoming fixed on any thing. Part of that stream is realizing that both samsara and nirvana exist in the mind. I have read in one place that some say that nirvana and samsara are the same, one just being the virtuous example. I suppose that's moot. What matters is that we attain a flexibility and that our meditative state not be fixed to the cushion.

The play will be unceasing, it is the nature of the stream. What shape it takes, whether samsara or nirvana, evil or virtue, is entirely up to us.