{"id":38676,"date":"2026-03-20T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonalibus.org\/?p=38676"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:06:56","slug":"once-upon-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonalibus.org\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/once-upon-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Once upon a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Once upon a time
thus I have heard
on one occasion
I was busy living
right here and now
it occurred to me
that all is passing
in impermanence
taken as a cause
by most humans
for lamentation
gives suffering
why not turn it
round upside up
take it as a cause
for good rejoicing
because suffering
is impermanent
it too will pass
making room
for ever more
may be happy
sooner or later
it will also end
this suffering
as cause goes
both directions
impermanence
at the very crux
of human views
be sad or happy
or neither nor
about passing
letting it all go
open up space
for what is here
comes and goes
never a vacuum
neither sad
nor happy
in silence
equanim
a real view
concentrate
see for yourself
directly know
diligent, ardent
and resolute
all fulfilled
here now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Heartfelt tears of joy” — can you feel them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n