Mark Marano

it started off as a curiosity.
soon after it was an obsession.
now it’s become a relentless pursuit.

time to break free

are they merely passing through? or am i to act and engage with them so i may share their brilliance with the world?

I am that which is beyond all one may hope to know

?

it seems like i’ve been caught in this dilemma for nearly a decade now.. do i choose to capture the timeless or live in the timeless?

beyond the witness

it is merely an illusion, this universe we deem as reality.

yet it is a playground where one can wear a hat and be a certain way.

it can be quite fun. especially when one learns to switch hats in midst of the game.

i know not what i speak, for what i know, not can be spoken of.

embrace the illusion. the way out, though beyond, is through.

expand in all directions simultaneously. yet none at the same time.

step into a new world. one that may seem quite foreign at first, yet it is your true home.

…

breaking free

location of the exit is the only task of any value to you.

all else is merely distraction from your origin.

[everything you ever wanted, and so much more]

if i close my eyes and focus my attention, i can almost hear music in the rain

Wow, a great, yet subtle, sense of relief can be felt as one let’s go of one’s burdens and concerns. The present moment is beautiful, every single one. In this moment, I realized beauty on an overcast, partially gloomy, day, and even as the temperature dropped and the winds became cooler.

Life is really amazing when you actually experience it. All the subtle-ties that you once thought mundane can really illuminate in their own beauty when you let go of the judgement of the mind. Its really quiet without it. Allow clarity, embrace it.

Let go of your _need_ to do anything, and simply allow each moment to unfold on its own. Its much more enjoyable this way :)

perhaps its time to up my game and truly create what i desire

.. it’s about exploration, inspiration, adventure — the experience and sharing perspectives [of such], all while developing close relationships so i may better know myself in knowing another

the rules of life are more of a guideline of what not to do

it seems that life is a balance between observing and deciding what to observe

[deciding in the sense of choosing the outcome before it happens]

..pondering why i photograph the sky so often. perhaps its because its so fleeting, always different. is attempting to capture the ever-changing moment a metaphor for us to learn to live in the moment? or is it somehow part of resistance against being here now?

when i am here now, the moment is so beautiful and perfect… beyond words, beyond images, beyond.

in the moment i yearn to capture how beautiful it is for i know it is only passing and cannot be held permanently. the image is a means, an attempt, a struggle to make the timeless lasting in time. it’s a communication to those stuck in time [including myself when i find myself in time] to seek the timeless for it is far beyond the greatest beauty or perfection that could possibly be found in time.

perhaps all i must do is choose to live eternally beyond time and there will no longer be a fear of losing the moment, for as one moment is lost, a new one is constantly born, and each is just as beautiful as the last.

part of my work is about the moments you don’t see or pay attention to. it’s making significant the insignificant. it’s the moments inbetween moments you yearn for. the subtle yet overlooked. what is always there yet unknown. it’s taking these moments and glorifying them. perhaps as a means to bring one to notice what one does pay attention to and put energy into. and to subconsciously help one realize that every moment is beautiful. why divide or seperate moments into what one likes and doesn’t like. why categorize into good and bad. why divide at all. reunite, and become one. it’s been underneath all my work. a subtle layer i didn’t even realize in the earlier parts. part of me knew, though part of me thought it was about something else. funny how life is like that. you can see one thing completely differently from the intended message, or from what someone else sees.

it’s about being in love with the world. appreciating it all. feeling alive and life itself.

it’s about rewriting what’s already been written, merely for the sake of doing so.

and expressing reality while entangled in the unreal.

while reversing what is and what isn’t, to expand one’s palette of possibility.

some of my work has nothing to do with any of this. it just exists for the experience alone. [though, yet, this is exactly the same message, in a different manner]

we are all different vantage points in the whole. [the whole is one]

the message already exists. though this time many messengers arrived so it could be heard by all.

[for when all is [knowingly] one, quite brilliant things might arise]

and it’s not always about being a messenger, as it is in living the message. [it will emanate and shine through brilliantly on its own no matter what is said or done, if anything]

the true work is about feeling the connection [to the unknown] and running freely with it.
it’s a wild journey [this whole thing we call life]

don’t try to understand, for that only leads you astray.
it is in experiencing that one knows.

[no matter when, why, how, where, while you read this] today is a brilliant day.

when you awaken, the many [once hidden] layers become transparent and quite obvious [they were always there].

letting go of unnecessary definition [which is all of it], is of far greater value than creating new definitions.

it seems to be becoming a little clearer to me what surrendering really is.

..do i choose to allow it fully?

..and though unexpected [at the moment], the discovery was [quite] welcome

Life is peaceful when you surrender and let go.

By letting go of unnecessary worries, you gain a greater insight to reality… you feel a deeper connection, and everything seems more alive, more real, as it truly is.

living from the past won’t last
unless of course it’s a blast
you can extend into a new day
today

and it became quite apparent that there indeed was no purpose.
it was all fun and games.
and nobody was getting hurt, this time.

except those who desired to, of course.

[yes, even if part of them was not aware that they chose that]

[but it was their choice 100%]

do we wake them up and let them know that?

only if they’re ready

but who says they’re ready

they do

but what if they don’t?

they’re not ready.

gotcha.

great.

life is quite simple.

all you have to do is change how your interacting with this so-called reality.

..I read a line earlier by Nisargadatta Maharaj in I Am That that made me realize perhaps why the ego has gotten so big in the world recently: “Just as the harder the wood, the hotter the flame, so the stronger the personality, the brighter the light generated from its destruction.”

a journal of misunderstandings, ramblings, interpretations, and perspectives..

..so much more, and yet nothing, all at once

..it’s about tuning in to the core essence of an idea

it seems that the only thing holding me back from entering oneness is my attachment to who i am

time to stop being the mind, and begin watching it.

Live for the experience of living.

The past days, weeks, who know exactly how long, I’ve been contemplating if all the little creative projects I’d been wanting to do even mattered in the least bit. Today I feel [without the urge to photograph it all]. I can appreciate the moments without having to capture or grasp them all. There is an abundance of beautiful moments — each single one is beautiful!

a desire of mine is to be able to understand all perspectives, yet only live or experience the ones i like. a dilemma, or contradiction, yes i know. perhaps even why the world is in the state it is in today.

it’s definitely an interesting experience and perhaps more interesting how one might attempt to make sense of it all, when some if it [all?] can’t be made sense of..

i do like your approach and have been learning to soften, relax, and appreciate. perhaps sometimes i push the limits too far, though have struggled with definition as i realize i can choose to embrace it all.

i’m not sure what any of this means as i sit quietly and allow random feelings to pass through. yet i remain grateful.

[i risk it all for just one shot]

wow, it’s as if i can feel your openness and allow myself to become open. i feel connection in a sort of meditative state. i thank you for this encounter, whether first or last, for it is quite beautiful. i know this may not make total sense, though there is a part of you that understands. for that part of you is me, and this part of me is you. it’s crazy to admit it, though i am growing into humanity’s interconnectedness. it’s comforting to find others who might understand or feel the same way.

[perhaps all the pieces are aligning and the meditation/blessing last night has opened my heart to deeper feeling, though i've got to stop taking it so seriously and enjoy life, which is why i'm here]

[one of] my purpose[s] in creating art, life, the world, etc is to see [just] how differently others might interpret it

perhaps there really is no purpose in and of itself [other than to understand/explore new perspectives, through those other perspectives]

[its taking the purpose out of the art, and placing it in the experience of the art]

[for life itself only is experience, hence a metaphor]