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defining 'home' as omnipresent

What is 'home'? There is no place like it, so they say...

what do 'they' mean by this anyway?

I've defined 'home' as various things--places, people, things, feelings--and when doing so, found myself in an eternal state of 'missing home' because of the impermanence of places, people, things, and feelings. How could I maintain a sense of home (i.e. ease, bliss, peace, safety, etc.) so that I am there/here regardless of external (and internal) circumstances? We explore!

Born and raised away from my ancestral land (the Philippines), 'home' being a physical place was painful because I then always missed it... Home then was the people I love and care about. When people I love and care about came and went... home then became my yoga mat and practice. Humanly forgetting my yoga mat many times...Home transformed to simply practice...and to simply being 'at home'.

Now 'home', for me, is no longer something tangible or external, i.e. something I missed or could miss...

So what is left is what is Constant and eternal...

Home is within, always, where ever, whenever, how-ever. It cannot be stolen or remitted, broken or invalidated.. It is a knowing that all (places, people, things, etc) exist within all of existence, always... It is present, always...here, always!

This way, I am always home! That is, if I practice presence always ;D

I did not uncover this 'place' (more like a state of being) on my own...This inner kingdom was built with the help and love of my parents, friends, teachers, and faith. Thank you thank you thank you for this gift, for this life!

Love,

KIM

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