Cycling impermanence

Dhamma lessons through cycling:

As the time spent climbing this pass increase, the time left to the top decrease.

As the time spent peddling with effort increase the time left until peddling with ease decreases.

As the time spent whizzing down this mountain increases, the time left to the bottom decreases.

As the time spent in thirst or in hunger increases, the time left until this throat or hunger is quenched decrease.

As the time spent in a feeling of danger or stress increases, the time left until feeling safety and comfort decreases.

As the time spent alone increases, the time left until being in the company of others decreases.

As the time spent in the daylight increases, the time until darkness decreases.

As the time spent inhaling increases the time until the end of this breath decreases.

As the time spent alive in this body increases the time until the end of this body's life decreases.

And vice versa.

On and on.

All that can be perceived to have a beginning, within this beginningless and endless cycle of existence, will come to an end. All is impermanent, there is nothing to attatch onto other than to remain aware of the impermanent nature of all things.

Cycling through the mountains I practice this mindfulness of impermanence with each action and each experience. With mindfulness there is no positive or negative experience, there is no suffering, as the mind understands all to be transient.
Why feel mental stress in a situation when it is only going to pass into a new situation?

It brings me a sense of exhilaration and excitement in each moment as I become aware that this moment will only exist now and that it will change into something new and unknown. There is no time to waste missing this moment because it's the only chance I have to be in it...

I was cycling and now I'm standing.
My shoe was untied and now it's tied.
I was asleep and now I'm awake.
I was silent and now I'm singing.
This food was raw and now it's cooked.
There was sun and now there are clouds.
I was going up and now I'm going down.
We were together and now we are apart.

On and on moving from one moment to the next.

There are 5 truths that are always present in this living body- all else is perception created in the mind
1) we are either awake or asleep
2) there is either daylight or darkness
3) we are either inside or outside
4) the body is in one of four position- laying down, sitting, standing or in motion
5) this body is always inhaling and always exhaling with its impermanent nature. As a breath is created it is bound to end and in this understanding all other forms and beings follow under this law of impermance with beginnings and endings. When something begins the time of its existence increases while the time it has left decreases.
Let go and enjoy the duration as it is.

The mind likes to be entertained. So rather than letting it wander around to thoughts of past and future, creating  tensions out of nothing. We can entertain it with mindfulness of the impermanence of each moment.

So simple.
Such a relief.
And really such fun!

Thanks to Mahabodi dhamma meditation center in Leh for the evening meditation sessions that cleared out mind and refreshed our practice in mindfulness.

May all beings feel free of attachments to the future and past as this is nothing more than a thought. May we all feel ourselves and others to be forgiven. May we all feel ourselves and others to be appreciated.
May we all live a life of love and compassion. 
May we all be free of suffering.

:)
Ladedah and ThaThaTa