The Narrow Gate of “What Is” · Actuality Across Traditions
⁘ “"Lead us to the straight path." The path of those keeping it real. Away from our illusions, into direct witnessing of what is. The dharma of actuality invites you to directly witness its nature. Truth of reality evades direct perception because we are veiled. That straight and narrow path, clear and true to what is, has no divergence from reality. It's all very clear when we stop twisting the self-emergent, self-evident truth of "what is".”
"Lead us to the straight path."
The path of those keeping it real,
not the path of those whose vision and hearing is blinded.
Away from our lies, illusions and projections,
into direct witnessing of what is.
In the teachings of the Buddha,
in the context of the Dharma,
Ehipassiko, opanayiko, it invites you to
directly witness and proceed through the phases.
Paccattam veditabbo vijnuhi,
to be directly witnessed and experienced by the wise,
each unto themselves.
We find near identical tunings
on the other side of the Dharmic stream.
In the Bhagavad-Gita,
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ susukhaṁ kartum avyayam.
These principles, or dharmas,
coming forth to direct perception,
are the supreme secret, guhya,
hidden in the cave, because we are veiled.
We are veiled by our desire and aversion,
veiled by our subject polarization.
Then hear from Amen, the true witness,
bearing witness to "what is".
"Small is the gate and narrow is the path
that leads to life, and few are those who find it"
– the truth, the way, and the life.
That straight and narrow path,
clear and true to what is,
with no left or right turns,
no divergence from reality.
A journey not steered by a subject pilot,
making bent and curved what was once straight.
It's all very clear when we stop twisting,
tweaking, meddling, and fiddling
with the self-emergent,
self-evident truth of "what is".