Title: Peanuts, Pain, and the Peace of Brahma Loka
A broken tooth. A small thing, yet it took center stage in my awareness tonight. A reminder that even the strongest parts of us wear down with time. I sat with the pain, Buddhist-style—curious, observant, trying to enjoy the discomfort as a form of training.
I knew the culprit well enough: peanuts. Hard, crunchy, salted. My favorite guilty pleasure. My own act of sabotage, really. At my age, the teeth don't lie—they warn, they snap, they humble.
Yet even through this, the night found its way into something unexpected. My son stepped out of his room and handed me a moment of grace: a Spotify lesson. I had been too lazy to explore, and yet now, here I sit, enveloped in ambient sound. A new doorway opened because I said "yes" for once.
And with that music flowing softly around me, I slipped into a state beyond naming.
I felt like I was sitting in Brahma Loka itself.
Among deities, Buddhas, and Gods. In the hush of the universe. Not chasing, not creating, not explaining—just being. My Teachers, Gurus, Roshis, and beloved companions surrounded me in spirit, and I offered them nothing but stillness and gratitude.
"Thank you," I whispered.
"Goodbye," I said—not with sadness, but with completion.
This moment, too, will pass. But for now, I sit here, smiling at the toothache that brought me home.
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