Everyday Nothingness
People expect some grand spiritual awakening, a dramatic shift that changes everything forever. I have to laugh when trying to explain what we're actually talking about here - it's like describing nothing, yet that nothing is somehow everything. My mother gets that puzzled look whenever I try to explain what I do. Maybe I should just print "Everyday Nothingness" on t-shirts and call it a day.
What we're discovering feels like a void - a spacious emptiness where all your usual reference points dissolve. But unlike the intimidating nothingness described in spiritual texts, this void is surprisingly ordinary. It reveals itself while you're on a conference call, buying groceries, or waiting for the elevator. It's the natural background of every experience, hiding in plain sight.
This recognition can happen dozens of times in a day. Each time, there's a momentary dropping of concepts, a brief dissolving of the story of you. No fireworks, no permanent transformation - just a simple noticing of the space in which everything appears. Like suddenly becoming aware of the silence between sounds, or the space between thoughts.
You might catch it between tasks at work - that brief pause where your mental narrative stops and reality shows itself as it is. Or during a conversation when you're fully present without analyzing or judging. Each recognition is fresh, yet somehow familiar. Nothing mystical about it - just reality showing its empty, spacious nature.
The more often you notice this nothingness, the more natural it becomes. What starts as occasional glimpses during sessions or quiet moments grows into a familiar recognition that appears throughout your day. It's like learning a new language - at first, you catch a word here and there, but gradually whole conversations become effortlessly clear.
This is what I mean by "everyday nothingness" - it's both profound and ordinary, empty yet full of life. Instead of isolating this recognition to special moments or formal sessions, let it weave itself into your daily routine. No need for dramatic breakthroughs or peak experiences. Just this simple noticing, again and again, becoming as natural as breathing.
