We live in the relative world: feeding the cat, paying the light bill, buying milk and ashwagandha supplements (okay, maybe that’s just me). 

It’s the world of yes/no, have/not have, give/take. 

It’s a world deep in the binaries of existence.

But there’s another world that exists beyond that world. 

It’s the world of sunshine and rocks, grass and clouds. 

It goes by different names, but I call it the absolute world.

How many times have you seen the sun feed a cat or seen a rock buy ashwagandha?

(Ashwagandha does rock, but I think we’re getting a little off track here!)

In our relative world, there are real consequences for not paying the light bill. 

In the absolute world, however, not paying the light bill is perfect because it’s a perfect representation of itself.

I’ll explain.

A bad day is the perfect representation of a bad day.

An engrossing movie is the perfect example of an engrossing movie. 

In Zen, we try to remember that each moment, whether good or bad, is perfect in itself because there is nothing to add to it to make it any more of what it already is.

(Sheesh! Hittin’ you with the heavy concepts when you’re just trying to enjoy your Saturday!)

All of that is helpful context when you remember this:

Nothing is ever going to be perfect, except, of course, everything in all situations in perpetuity.

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