A MEDITATION

Whatever this is. 

It is the awakened state in any case.  God's presence in me. 

It is also the portal through which the Atman awakens into Brahman.  The Atman is wide awake now.  This is the Atman.  May he grow ever more present in me, continue to unfold, to blossom, to deepen, to widen. 

After all, this is his life not mine.  His many lifetimes, his many journeys, including the current 67 years-and-counting journey, have been that he may realize his destiny, which is this awakening. 

I am proud to have been his vehicle, and, as it happens, his final vehicle. 

I will die one day but he will not.  Nor will he ever be born again into this world of form.  His task is complete, the mission accomplished, the deed done. 

I surrender to the Atman.  I yield to him.  He is the captain of this ship now, although he has always been the captain, only now he is up on deck and at the helm.  I trust his command, his guidance, his judgement. 

He is me.