If you would be a companion of mine, this is what I want of you: I want you to be fully present, just as you are. I want us each to be fully present, and fully aware of one another’s presence. I want us to jointly experience the miracle of being there.
I want this to be true for all my companions. I want it to be true when we are standing together in a similar location or when we are separated by miles or years. I want the time we spend together to be as though there is no other time. I want there to be no past, no future. This is our one and only time and I want us to make the most of it. There is no tomorrow to rely on or anticipate. I want this to be the only time.
I want my companions to be part of a common awareness. I want us to know one another as we really are. I want to know and be known as fully as humans can be aware.
I want the barriers of self-protection to vanish, the shell of pretend to dissolve, the veil of illusion to disappear. I want no obscure vaults where treasures are kept, hidden and safe. If there are walls that might define who we are, they should be as transparent for us as crystal and as porous as mist. I want my companions to be as clear to me and I to them as our reflection in a mirror.
I want us to be separate in appearance, but truly the same reality, living in the same realm of possibilities. I want us to see one another with unshielded eyes, being aware of what it means to be who we are. I want us to recognize ourselves in each other as we become aware face to face.
I want there to be no resistance. Only yes.