Mind the Gap Analysis

Be careful of the thing that doesn't exist. Do attend to the loss of the lightest fundamental (you just couldn't lose) because it never really was - the consummate vacuum. How is it not possible to lose one's mind? "To avoid tripping when getting off the train at a high level platform: mind the gap." The voice of authority renders the request - but instead it's an order: Don't fall for the vacancy its emptiness (but not emptiness?) don't get hurt. "How does your mind work?" This question, a one that never could be substantiated. It's not a question one should ask. So why did I say that? ____________ (Fill in the gap.) And, in the process of caring so much for so little - of tending to what amounted to nothing in the end - tripping, stumbling, and losing... Get a grip! Stay put and remain upright, maintain your balance; equanimity in a yoga pose needs stillness of breath, and keeping still sometimes feels like the most painful stance of all. Falls tend to occur when least expected? Not so. They happen when stopping, or embarking, or leaving, or all of the above. So watch out, stay focused, and do whatever it takes not to get hurt. Why should I mind this exquisite aching? Now the foundational fabric rips apart at the seams while avoiding tripping at the high level platform. A favorite slip (skirting the issue, a peculiar talent) might not be worth repairing or perhaps it's damage, irreparable. It's not visible, so why ___? (Such a shame.) We don't know what we don't know. Ripped apart, undetected -- yet still. This gap has (sew its seams!) a mind of its own.