Stillness at the depth of being

I begin from this instant in a stillness
 that fills the whole body

grounded, 
obedient to gravity, 
understanding 
from the point of view of sensation.  

That being collects itself 
through the magnetism of the solar system,  
the magnetism of the planet.  

I am a part of that mechanism.  

My intelligence is here 
in order to help me understand 
what it means to be obedient. 

These atoms of which I am made are not my atoms.  
Nor are these molecules my molecules.  
And even my cells are not my cells.  

They are a community that belongs to themselves.  

Each of these levels of community
another tier 
in the great construction of life on this planet.  

And so I gradually release my grip 
on the idea that any of this is mine.  

And I begin to relax more completely
 into the sensation  
appreciating the nature of its awareness.  

In this way, I come into relationship 
with a more complete awareness of being  

one that includes the intelligence 
of seeing where I am 
and the physical sensation,  
the touch of the material world 
upon the soft and receptive surface 
of the soul itself.  

And here where intelligence and sensation meet, 
the breathing arrives
as an element that teaches, 
teaches how to deepen this relationship
and I relax even more deeply
into the breath of the planet itself.  

Savoring the stillness at the depth of being.