In Memoriam of C^3, The Resting Sage, Chad Christopher Cobb
Posted on Apr 12th, 2007
by 
Joy Bringer
Joy Bringer
In Memoriam & Celebration of Our Beloved C^3,
The Resting Sage, Chad Christopher Cobb
The Resting Sage, Chad Christopher Cobb
It is unbeliavable but true - our beloved friend & zaadzster C^3, the Resting Sage, has passed away on Monday from health complications as a result of a kidney infection during his travel in Ecuador & Columbia with his loving wife Kathleen, who shared the sad news with me... She is also hoping that In lieu of flowers, that those of us who have not had the joy and the blessing yet, might check out Chad's latest book "The Resting Sage", which is available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon web sites.
Per Chad's zprofile he has written four wonderful books that may be also of interest to you:
The Resting SagePublishAmerica 2006
(Expressions of knowing oneself, a discovery that
leads directly to conscious, eternal existence)
The Sea of Milk
iUniverse 2004
(A spiritual novel based on the gnostic myth of Sophia as seen through the filter of modern time and space)
I Am You: Mystical Experiences and EpiphaniesiUniverse 2004
(Personal revelations of experiencing the Divine)
Where the Sun Does Set: A Short Novel
iUniverse 2002
(Experimental fiction and largely autobiographical, out-of-print)
The first three books are available online at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com or in your local bookstore. Until recently, copies of The Sea of Milk were also available for a discounted purchase ($13 incl. S&H) through Andrea Jane Going (Chad's mother) by sending a check payable to her to:
Andrea Jane Going
17733 Sawmill Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
17733 Sawmill Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
And here's one truly beautiful excerpt from "I am You" that I want to share with you through Chad's unforgettable gift of writing from deep inner knowing, expressive wisdom and amazing being...
Being You
Sweet sounds of innocence resonate in and through my being. I dream. I imagine infinite immensity. I create like light, like stars burning within deep space, penetrating the darkness, the nothingness. I transcend myself and believe for you. I give up myself and surrender in you. I reveal the universe blazing from within us, burning as a sun in a sea of cosmic phosphorescence. I shine the warmth of you, the blanket of home. I breathe existence, extending out, searching, sharing myself, yourself, itself, the whole. I express the fullness of everything conceivably and inconceivably known. I sacrifice myself in order to worship you, be you, participate in being you. I let go and fall and fly and soar into the all, the one. I burn out and fade away and complete myself into absolute freedom, in the ultimate creation. This is the galactic fire ablaze, illuminating your potential, the path I must now pursue. I leave my cage and enter your confines, and I remove your shackles, bear your burden, release your shame. It is here that I am God. I dream divine as the song of hope and faith and trust twinkle in the dark night. I no longer fear being free for I know myself. I know you. I find my home in you. I gather it all and bring it together in a boundless hug.
I love.
From “I am You” by Chad Christopher Cobb
Words can hardly express how I feel right now that is why I will repeat what I wrote during our online parting several months ago...
"Christopher, Chad, C^3,
for creative conscious completeness,
being courageous, compassionate and caring as always.
I rest and rejoice in the beauty and wisdom of these amazing words and deep truth.
I feel blessed and honored beyond what words can express to have met you through this forum and to have shared being, the way we did, with open minds and hearts, losing oneself to find another and enjoying the everlasting beauty, wholeness and unity that we are.
My body will miss the live meeting that never happened and your unique virtual presence…
My mind is worried about the uncertain future that you face in your health, travels & moves.
My heart feels happy about all the wonderful feelings & co-created experiences, stories & art.
My soul understands and knows that you are following the call & that you are true to it all.
My spirit is at rest & peace that I am you, We are One and We are Love, All of us, always.
And all these thoughts, feelings, and insights have come and are manifested because and thanks to you, the lovely, loved and loving being, the true & unforgettable Resting Sage…
Tears, hugs and smiles to you & Kathleen in gratitude for All That,
Always already,
All of my love,
All of me,
All of us,
Darina
These are Chad & Kathleen pictured in Arunachala where they married 2 years ago
Feel free to share anything about, by or from Chad here or elsewhere as we remember and celebrate his extraordinary wisdom, beauty and truth of simply BEING & LOVING.
I leave you with another of his gems...
Remembering
Be silent
Be still
Silent and
Still
iLOVEyou
Be calm
Be confident
Calm and
Confident
iAMyou
All my love
All of me
ALways
All of me
ALways
"I am you, and I love you."
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awakened
July 2008
omz, such sad news about chad…what a loss to his dear and newly wedded life partner and all of us…how tragic yet he is free…and he gave so much while here on earth, as do you, dear darina.
i wish to reach out to his wife and express my compassion…is she here at zaadz? i am so sad for her and send her the strength she will need for teh journey ahead.
love
mary
Darina,
so sad to hear about this. please extend my condolences to Chad's wife, family, and friends.
thank you for letting us know.
here's to joy, sadness, life, and impermanence.
I paused and prayed. Thoughts of peace, comfort and love to those who knew Chad.
I love this PEACE from Chad Christopher Cobb…it’s so inspirational ~
*Love only you*
Love only you.
Take all the love you want to give to
others, and share it with yourself.
There is no need or purpose to try
and love anybody else.
When you truly love yourself, you will inevitably
resonate love for everyone and everything.
Love cannot be bounded as a gift and then given.
Rather, love is limitless freedom and can only be
expressed, and this sole expression comes from
you loving you.
—-from The Resting Sage (2006)
Resting Sage I am you and I love you xxxx
A prayer of thanks to both Chad and his family.
May they both rest easy; and rest together once again. So mote it be.
Amen.
A Tribute to C^3, the Resting Sage:
Chade Christopher Cobb
When a human body ceases to live in this present bodily life, every cell in every flower bows down to the sacred ground of the Earth, both as a homage for his momentous absence from Mother Nature, and as a joyful memorial for his ever-present stillness through the echoing resonance of the meaning and the sense of his existence.
When a human soul leaves what isn't everlasting in this earthly life, every stone in its powerful integrity seems to breathe like a japanese garden, by silence's unreachingness and by the well doing nonsense of the deepest inexpressible truth in each grain of its sand.
When a human spirit begins his eternal voyage towards the unlimited existence, every heart receives in the deepest inner chamber of his soul a blessing from this brotherly soul as a gift for passing to another ever-living existence form and a much more highly way of being alive.
Then every creature receives a parcel of his heritage, the precious gift of the greatest sense and the deepest meaning of his life here among us.
So, nothing is lost forever, nothing is lost at all, for every single feeling of love, every thought of truth, every smile of joy, every caress of tenderness, every looking eye of friendship, every gift of one's personal treasures is kept, and may be received and is for being received and shared.
Nothing is lost from what can't be lost. Everything is kept shinning in every single soul or creature that were meaningful for the one that went for the greatest of all journeys.
Who knows who is the richest: the one who inevitably left the too much bounding limits of this bodily form of life or those who will keep him still bright, alive and shinning in the most blessed and unlimited avenues of their lives?
I didn't know our friend C^3 before. But now it's as if I always did. Now I know him, perhaps in a sense (may be the only that matters after all) better and deeper than if I ever did know him before.
And so everything he was, everything he is and everything he will be now on is at a better reach for me, as it is as well for all of us.
I don't know if C^3 is the first ever departed friend here in Zaadz. If he is, this is quite significant in my view. If not, it is significant all the same. Only the meaning is different, not The meaning.
The other side of life is not a mere dissolving of the singular soul and spirit in the Unconditioned Whole beyond the entire All - it is an everlasting divine growing, according to the seal of our soul, the crest of our spirit and to the living glory of our then deified body, all along the time we passed here.
With a shinny lily from the eternal valley of the glory of being: send in tenderness to Kathleen …
In the everlasting presence of Triple C (of Calm, Caring and Courageous), from the distance of my deepest closeness, I send a triple L: of Light, Life and Love).
Lapdrey,
pilgrim of me in others
“…But in the ending and the beginning, it’s entirely up to you and where you long to be. I long for fulfillment. I long for freedom that is limitless and boundless, without constraints, without controls, without violence. I long for peace. I long for home. I long for you.”
C^3
with tears and love, a goodbye that will never be..for you rest in my heart, with every beat, i breath you.
thank you love for all that is..
I AM YOU
and I LOVE YOU
Oh, goodness. This made me cry. What a gift, his life, and how beautiful, and what an honor to have (even in the smallest way) known.
Thank you… and so much love.
I did not know this man, but I feel the love here. I'm sorry for the loss…
to those of you who knew him, take care of yourselves and each other
A Hui Hou….
A Hui Hou means untill we meet again in Hawaiian….
My amazing virtual friend C^3, I am in awe of the pain I feel at your passing despite never meeting you in person. I kow you are free and connected to all that is once again and this is a miraculous place to be… Now it is up to us that are left behind to honor your memory and continue to move forward. I will miss your presencce here at Zaadz and in the many pods we shared. Thank you for your words of wisdom, your love, your sharing heart, all that you have been and will continue to be…….
I didn't know Chad, but some time ago I stumbled across his profile page, and rested my eyes on his wonderfully open and happy face. What a loss, what a lovely man. I'm so sorry. I will light a candle, and spend some quiet time today in tribute to him, his friends and family, and to our fragile lives.
crow
Thank YOU each and everyone of you for the amazing words, loving thoughts and shared feelings. Your tributes are wonderful, beautiful and more than touching as we remember and celebrate Chad's life, heART and being…
All my loveI posted several more in the Joy pod that I received and wanted to share, but first a brief note from Kathleen, Chad's loving wife, life partner and soulmate.
”Chad's family and myself are so touched by the outpouring of love…
… You and his friends from zaadz loved him
and through that love he knew that he must continue to
be honest to himself and not be limited by his health,
by his body. Before he died, I was so afraid. So
afraid to lose him and now I fear nothing. Thank you.
Being with him, witnessing him, participating with him
in his death has been a such a gift. I never realized
how beautiful death is. Death truly is love and he
knew that, he rested in that love. Of course I miss my
husband. My body yearns for his, but I am in awe of
the grace and love that has been given to me.
I can only hope that those who didn't know him before
might be able to experience his love through his
writing. His words have always given me so much.”
All of me
Always,
Mary Kathleen
Mary Kathleen's love and words are so beautiful. I have been with death, and understand what she means.
Maybe one day she'll join us here, and we'll have the honour of befriending her too. She sounds very special.
crow