Ordinary Enlightenment

The Bonfire of the Ego
by Kosi 

We love movies for their innate ability to transform the ordinary moments of life into the extraordinary.  In contrast, the mundane moments of our lives always seem to be an entangled monotony of ordinariness—a constant flow of change through the changeless presence that surrounds us and breathes us, which we usually overlook in the cacophony of changing circumstances that assault our senses.  This invisible presence holds the eternal promise of freedom, but we find ourselves constantly distracted by the roller coaster of emotions rolling through our lives.