Bombs and Karma

Every once in a while it happens here. Something from the past rises to the surface and has to be delicately taken care of. Here it is bombs that fell more than sixty years ago. And here in Frankfurt just yesterday, a bomb was finally pushed by the earth to the surface. It had been at rest for a very long time, but now there it was again---a danger, a piece of the past ready to explode or simply ready to be set to peace. And amazingly enough, no chaos ensued. Sure, they had to shut down trains from certain stations going in certain directions. However, there was no panic. It was simply handled with care and concern without any anxiety.

As I thought about it, I could see how often these "bits and pieces", these "karma bombs" rise up from time to time to the surface when I'm meditating. Can I learn, have I learned to deal with them the same way the bomb here in the city yesterday was handled? With care and concern, with serene reflection, without panic and anxiety, without triggering it to explode. That is the way for a bomb to be removed, disarmed and let go. Devoid of emotions about the past, how this bomb fell because of a fight or anger or ignorance. Removed, disarmed and let go.

A good lesson from the past, from the earth, from what is given, from what is let go of.