Not Self

Anatta

One of the Three Characteristics of Existence

When I can let go of me or mine . . .
When I no longer have to identify with
a particular role or identity . . .

When my ego no longer forces its way through
to prove to myself . . .

When I give up my view or an opinion . . .

When I no longer crave to be seen or heard,
recognized or acknowledged . . .

When I am no longer attached to having things my way . . .

When I give up being right or wrong or striving
to accomplish something . . .

When I earnestly take appropriate action
and let go of the outcome . . .

When I stop objecting to how things are . . .
When I no longer wish for things to be different . . .

When I learn to just be . . . Still

Then, and only then, can I rest in peaceful, mindful
awareness without grasping or clinging.
I can be free.