Break the Illusion Blog by Davey Wavey

I’ve been practicing detachment for some time, and something interesting has happened. I noticed it today, in particular. No matter what happens or doesn’t happen around me, my state of being is unchanged. The externals do not affect my internals. No situation, place, or person can affect my state of being. That doesn’t mean that I don’t experience emotion. If an emotion surfaces, I step back and let it wash over me. I observe myself experiencing the emotion. I do not hold the emotion back, or bury it deep inside myself. I let it surface, and then let it go. I know that the emotion isn’t me. So, because of detachment, my mood is generally constant because I am fundamentally in a state of peace. Unless, of course, it is late at night and I’m tired. Haha.

Meanwhile, I spent the afternoon painting. I love painting. I think it is part of my purpose in life. It’s part of my dharma. It is possible that my purpose in life is to create art. All the arrows in my life point to creating art. When I paint, I lose track of time. When I create a painting, I see myself in it. And because I see myself, I see the world – the entire universe. Really, the act of painting is the universe creating itself. And when I paint, I feel that in my very soul. Man, maybe these fumes are getting to me.