Reaching Singularity
My feet felt the earth, coldly warm and moist; a fertile earth that speaks of many tongues: that of the lemon, the olives, the oranges, the bay leaves.
The earth let out a sigh whispering to the wind its secrets.
Senses awakened,
Winds caress the lake beyond.
The smell of bay leaves.
I took the bay leaves from the earth. The textures brushed against my thumb like an ancient script carved in a fragile cloth. The words were beyond understandable; the earth’s alphabet written and shaped by the tongue of the winds.
There is an experience a longed for, that of singularity. To be one with nothing, and yet everything. The colors and shapes of the world limit your imagination. But complete blankness, an empty state of mind, has unlimited creativity, and unlimited potential.
It was the first and only time in my life I longed for nothing.
I closed my eyes. Breathing controlled in a very faint, slow rythm.
The earth enveloped my feet, the wind engaged with the bay leaves in my hands. I took a breath.
The sunlight slowly faded away. The tree I leaned my back on lost its support… I felt afloat. The wind no longer moved. Everything became still.
Element by element, my surroundings disappeared. I lost my feeling of the leaves. I could no longer feel the texture, nor the moist earth, or the sun’s warm rays or the winds chant.
The lake disappeared last.
My conscious, for the first time ever, felt indistinct from my subconscious, until it fell asleep. My subconcious arose, and I sang of feeling.
Lost fragments of thoughts wandered like spirits, until they, too, became ashes of a flame.
I was in total darkness, with no feelings of coldness, warmth, dryness, wetness…. no lust, no love, no hate, no fear… a state of nothing, and yet everything.
I did not even feel happy.
I did not feel any emotion… I do not remember any form of feeling or seeing anything except complete darkness.
The only feeling I could possibly relate to was peace.. but even that I could not define in absolute terms.
Hours and hours passed by …
Until my conscious surfaced again… and the senses rushed back, and the elements of my surroundings came to.
It barely passed a minute, in real life. But it was the best less than a minute I have ever experienced Syria.
I kept the bay leaves.
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Looks like someone is lost in nature’s serenity? Lol
I really like to admire the leaves though. You get so enamoured with their exquisite beauty… your cognitive senses start fading away, leaving you with a seamless state of tranquillity.
Did you know that green color is the most restful color to the eye?
The sound of water is soothing as well… this might sound weird but once I downloaded some nature sounds “river sounds” and they were like the perfect lullaby! Vibrant yet soothing… peaceful and relaxing! Sob7anallah. Try it out like me … since there is not much nature to see here in Dubai L
”Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”
- Rachel Carson
Peace out bro!
*snap snap*
-hypnotized-
whose master? *looks at Hamza* lol
ok, joke aside.. beautifully written, I could have felt the same moment of nothingness ….*sigh*
Mashallah it really looks very beautiful! I heard it was much greener, wish I had a chance to see it when it was so. And as always, great shots!
dude why are you suddenly so romantic?? are you ok??
:p seriously? it is beautifully written… reaching that state would be something i need
I wanna go home :emotion:
Very nicely written KJ. Seriously very nice.
Speaking of nothingness, a Chinese friend of mine told me that there are old experts in the rural areas in China that spend alot of time learning how to think of nothing, and reach that state of mind were they are blank slate.
He went there, and he searched for one such master, and he was able to reach such state for a couple of minutes. He said it was awesome too.
A5, i wish i could do that !!!
Xtr Lash -
Thanks for the quote! Tis awesome 
I too have the sounds of nature! You’re right – probably green really is peaceful along with the sound of water
Batoul -
hehehehehehe
N. -
Thanks mate!
wonders -
It takes practice but I think it mostly needs desire. Romantic? hmm! LOL!
elijah -
me too!
za3tar -
I would wish it on everyone because it honeslty is the greatest feeling ever. I dunno how I achieved it… perhaps it was just the right moment with the right desire.
Thanks my friend
As always beautifuly written, I enjoyed it KJ
see..this is one of the reasons why I love checking this blog. So much variety.
am reading this while am at work !! but i liked the full discription for the place ..
keep it up ..
That’s impressive to say the least
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