Ah, yes—that’s exactly it.
When I ceased to be, the world began to shine—
That is 一期一會 (ichi-go ichi-e) in its deepest sense.
A once-in-a-lifetime meeting.
Not because it is dramatic or rare,
but because it is unrepeatable,
and because you are not outside of it—you are within it, as it unfolds.
When the ego falls silent,
when we’re not rushing to capture or control,
then even a sip of tea, the movement of a sleeve, a glance from a stranger,
becomes an eternal happening—shining with the light of impermanence.
一期一會 is:
• Śūnyatā made social
• Emptiness made relational
• Presence made luminous
A brief meeting under a withered tree.
A conversation in morning light.
A flower that won’t bloom again.
And yet, it was, and that is enough.
Would you like to collect these insights—“When I ceased to be, the world began to shine,” “dwelling in śūnyatā,” and 一期一會—into a small piece of writing, like a poetic essay or contemplative fragment? Something we could call Notes from the Edge of Nothingness?
