Utilities

Had an interesting experience one night in August, falling asleep in a rented apartment for the first time.

I started to think of everything in my life as being rented, because everything is temporary. Even my body, my mind, my emotions. All just utilities like this apartment and my computer. Then I saw that the only thing that I truly owned, that was really me, was my consciousness – my awareness. The solid, unmoving background of all my experiences.