The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

When Yasutani Roshi was, once upon a time, thinking out loud, he dished out a Zen proverb so beautiful that I had to name my first post with it.

It’s the last day of May today, which means the busy days are upon me. Funny, I didn’t really hate June that much to begin with. A few weeks back, I was sorely missing school. Now that I’m days away from it, I just can’t stop thinking about vacation. I just can’t choose which one to love!

But I’d rather not stress myself out with that one. Now, I’ll just make do and make love with the time I have left before school starts for real. This is where all the Zen stuff comes in handy.

“The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.”

It should only mean to say that there is oneness with the world the moment you stop thinking about distance and boundaries. After all, we all are one, in one world, with one thought, and one goal. In one way or another, you have been me and I have been you. I know your thoughts, just as you know mine. Just like that pervert guy in the corner, you sure are pervert too (and yes, I occasionally am). And just like me, and everybody else in the world right now, you’ve been thinking of yourself quite a lot lately - which means we’ve been thinking of one person - and that is me, or you, depending on how you see things now.

While that should be everything for now, we both know you’re coming back to check once in a while (because I certainly will). Probably to catch me thinking out loud, just to find out if we’re still one in thought, despite having two separate hearts beating as one.