Not only is it an illusion that I possess things, it is an illusion that there are things to possess. So, for me to relinquish what I really don't have and really doesn't exist is relinquishment that involves no loss. In the apparent world, I behave as though I possess things, but in reality I don't possess anything. I live in the apparent but am not of it. I don't know when I stopped being of the apparent, that is, let go of the leash -- I know it was a long time ago, and it's an awareness that has become more clear over the years. What helps me recognize the impermanence of things in my daily life is implied in the question itself, that is, "things in my daily life" are impermanent, as are all things, be they apparent for a moment, a day, a lifetime, or a millenium. Awareness of impermanence is deeply ingrained in me, and the awareness is comforting.
On Aug 24, 2019 David Doane wrote :