More than just a name

Whats in a name? well it usually connects you to what you think that person or even object is. But is this really what is there? Are we just seeing an mental construct of what we would like to see even if that construct is repulsive or disturbing to us? Yes is the answer I have come to realise, yes I see things the way I want them, not how they actually are. This was a hard lesson to learn, I was shaken to my core, (well that what it felt like) disturbed and shocked, saddened and guilty. And as you may have noticed I have not shaken off this in built filter through which I see the world, I, you see is I as in a way I see my self. Such a long way to go, so lets keep trying, together, on our own, as a sangha, a community, as a continual stream of  coming into being and then passing away. From my bedroom window where I am sitting I can see the funeral which is taken place in the church opposite. A well organised event, cones down to enable the mourners to park, leaves swept away so no one falls on the way in etc. its very dignified, very British, but still there's grief, loss, suffering........ May they find peace in the coming months, may they learn to live life with a happy heart again, may they be well, may they be happy, may the be free from suffering, Metta to us all.