THE SPACE BETWEEN OUR THOUGHTS

THE GAP

In London, the metro system is very courteous. Clear, distinct voices over the sound system let you know which station is next and give gentle reminders to stand clear of the doors. Perhaps one of the most frequent announcements they offer is to pay attention to the space between the metro car and the platform. Their incessant reminder is to “Mind the Gap.”
This phrase “Mind the Gap” is unrelenting. Even though the system is trying to be helpful, hearing this sentence over and over can get quite obnoxious. It has even infiltrated the popular London culture: one can see the phrase on t-shirts, postcards and even underwear. But if one were to think about the deeper meaning of that simple phrase, it actually becomes a wonderful reminder for an important aspect of our existence.
“The Gap” is the space between our thoughts and is the place of unlimited potential of all things. This is where everything originates and is expressed, like the void out of which our universe began. It is a nothingness that in Buddhism is the equivalent of "Pure Being," as it is free of all determination and therefore embodying everything. It is a place of power, divinity and creativity which magnifies and strengthens with our ability to be in it. From this place of “everything” (since it has not taken shape, it is therefore all), “anything” can be created, once one understands how to cultivate that ability. It is the place to experientially know God and to know ourselves. And the most amazing part is that all this is within us.

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and from Dear Teacher ts

indeed ...
minding the gap ...
observing the null points between ...
where difference/duality is dissolve.
not one, not two ...
just what is.

as i have heard yosy say:
(sorta) ;)

breathing in ...
we are born ...
breathing out ...
we die ...
inbetween ...
we LIVE.

mind the gap
-ts-