Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I know that most of you are aware of the concept of "living in the now" ala Tolle. I have been getting one reminder after another from different sources and felt a strong urge to post about it. Too often we rush through our lives trying to get to the next thing we might be looking forward to. We can't wait for Christmas, the weekend, an event, the end of the workday, etc. When we look forward, it is like negating or ignoring what is right before us. If we are looking far ahead, what happens to everything between here and there? I have learned a lot about this by watching my daughter. She doesn't think about a minute from now, only the present moment. Smelling a flower, saying hello to everyone she sees, yelling out that she just saw an American flag while we are driving. She is fully present, not thinking of next week, tomorrow or even an hour from now. All we are guaranteed is this very moment. Best to really live in it than glide right past it while reaching for something else. Sarita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Beautiful, Sarita. Thank you. Children live in reality. Reminded me of what Jesus said, " unless you become as a little child, you will not be able to see the kingdom of God. " Love, dhyana , " Sarita " <sarita1969 wrote: > > > I know that most of you are aware of the concept of " living in the now " > ala Tolle. I have been getting one reminder after another from > different sources and felt a strong urge to post about it. > > Too often we rush through our lives trying to get to the next thing we > might be looking forward to. We can't wait for Christmas, the weekend, > an event, the end of the workday, etc. When we look forward, it is like > negating or ignoring what is right before us. If we are looking far > ahead, what happens to everything between here and there? > > I have learned a lot about this by watching my daughter. She doesn't > think about a minute from now, only the present moment. Smelling a > flower, saying hello to everyone she sees, yelling out that she just saw > an American flag while we are driving. She is fully present, not > thinking of next week, tomorrow or even an hour from now. > > All we are guaranteed is this very moment. Best to really live in it > than glide right past it while reaching for something else. > > Sarita > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 All we are guaranteed is this very moment. there is no past there is no future there is only now - so true that is what i have been lacking when trying to meditate - this week has changed alittle for me - i am just here when meditating - so hard to do when one is into doing all the time or thinking as i do - thank you for the reminder - " now " is the time i love that your daughter is flag conscious - i can relate to that e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I really love Tolle's teachings - especially if I am listening to him reading. His voice and words just cut through my thoughts and bring me to a higher level - to right NOW and no place else. I can get lost in the business of my life situation - go here, do that, oh yeah, meditate - check it off the list. Tolle's teachings really help me to be Present. Anyway, I was reading "The Power of Now" this morning and found these two quotes on Surrender & Forgiveness that I thought I would share.-aliceQuestioner: I have been practicing meditation, I have been to workshops, I have read many books on spirituality, I try to be in a state of nonresistance - but if you ask me whether I have found true and lasting inner peace, my honest answer would have to be "no." Why haven't I found it? What else can I do?You are still seeking outside, and you cannot get out of the seeking mode. Maybe the next workshop will have the answer, maybe that new technique. To you I would say: Don't look for peace. Don't look for any other state than the one you are in now; otherwise, you will set up inner conflict and unconscious resistance. Forgive yourself for not being at peace. The moment you completely accept your non-peace, your non-peace becomes transmuted into peace. Anything you accept fully will get you there, will take you into peace. This is the miracle of surrender.On forgiveness:Forgiveness is to offer no resistance to life - to allow life to live through you. ... The moment you truly forgive, you have reclaimed your power from the mind. Nonforgiveness is the very nature of the mind, just as the mind-made false self, the ego, cannot survive without strife and conflict. The mind cannot forgive. Only you can. You become present, you enter your body, you feel the vibrant peace and stillness that emanate from Being. That is why Jesus said, "Before you enter the temple, forgive."--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Sarita <sarita1969 wrote:Sarita <sarita1969 I know that most of you are aware of the concept of "living in the now" ala Tolle. I have been getting one reminder after another from different sources and felt a strong urge to post about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Beautiful, Alice. Thank you for sharing it! I enjoy him, too. Love, dhyana , Alice Sackman <vista.records wrote: > > > On forgiveness: > Forgiveness is to offer no resistance to life - to allow life to live through you. ... The moment you truly forgive, you have reclaimed your power from the mind. Nonforgiveness is the very nature of the mind, just as the mind-made false self, the ego, cannot survive without strife and conflict.. The mind cannot forgive. Only you can. You become present, you enter your body, you feel the vibrant peace and stillness that emanate from Being. That is why Jesus said, " Before you enter the temple, forgive. " > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 At 08:58 PM 9/24/2008, you wrote: Questioner: I have been practicing meditation, I have been to workshops, I have read many books on spirituality, I try to be in a state of nonresistance - but if you ask me whether I have found true and lasting inner peace, my honest answer would have to be " no. " Why haven't I found it? What else can I do? I love Tolle ... and I love Caroline Myss, especially " Why People Don't Heal " . You nailed why people don't have peace - we're clinging to our old resentments 99% of the time. Even when they are not active in our consciousness, they are there in the pain body. Brandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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