Living in the moment.

[Scrilla]

It just occurred to me, focusing your consciousness in the present, and not letting your thoughts roam to the past, or go to the future, and actually living in RIGHT NOW, can lead to much more, I don't know, productivity, life? Those are not the right words, but its they are the first that comes to mind.

I may not be posting this in the right section, but I had to get it out there. Does anyone have any experience with this concept?

[Obbe]

Most modern people focus too much on things past, or on things that may come to be, but not enough on whats happening now.

There is only now.

[Dream of the iris]

The Now is everything. I remember quite clearly the first time I really began to experience the present moment in my everyday life. It was just after reading The power of now by Eckhart Tolle and this space opened up in my life that I've never before experienced.

It's like turning on a switch, focusing your entire awareness into the space that surrounds form and going there. You experience oneness, peace and nowness. Concepts and thoughts from the past or future do not exist and you are literally free from them, even if it's just a moment or two.

We are always enlightened, we are always in space and form simultaneously, there is never a moment in your life where freedom is not available. If there is one thing about reality that is true, it's this: We only exist in the moment. Only. I hate to say truth because frankly I don't believe in truth, but there is one concept that I feel is more true then anything and that's that the past is illusionary and the future even more so.

[Scrilla]

The Now is everything. I remember quite clearly the first time I really began to experience the present moment in my everyday life. It was just after reading The power of now by Eckhart Tolle and this space opened up in my life that I've never before experienced.

It's like turning on a switch, focusing your entire awareness into the space that surrounds form and going there. You experience oneness, peace and nowness. Concepts and thoughts from the past or future do not exist and you are literally free from them, even if it's just a moment or two.

We are always enlightened, we are always in space and form simultaneously, there is never a moment in your life where freedom is not available. If there is one thing about reality that is true, it's this: We only exist in the moment. Only. I hate to say truth because frankly I don't believe in truth, but there is one concept that I feel is more true then anything and that's that the past is illusionary and the future even more so.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

This concept, I have heard before, and I'm sure many of us have. It is crazy how suddenly, its like a light switch turns on, and you finally understand it.

Unfortunatly, I get this feeling about many concepts alot, and I am pretty sure it is/is a precurser to enlightenment, but it is always a fleeing one.

Thanks for this post, DoTI :)

[0omnidirectional]

Just a couple of times a day at first, instead of saying "I will do this." say "I am doing this."

The effect that can have on your day is astounding.

[LiquidIce]

Learn from your past and think about the consequences too.

Don't make past mistakes so the Now is great. Don't make the Now a mistake, or your future will suck.

However, I believe that they keyword here is just to chill out. Things handle by themselves and too many people worry about the future, which doesn't do anything positive, just induces huge amounts of stress.

But living in the now is like... Life takes care of stuff, you only have to know what you want and make the right turns, you don't have to think about the turns after those turns, just focus on the road right infront of you.

And the view! Just look around, it's so fucking beautiful! How can people think life is meaningless when the sunshine is almost touchable.

[Ambient]

I find it ammusing that if modern christianity happened to explicitly state this; then very few would pay attention to it- for no one cares to read the bible! Or historical sacred texts for that matter.

But as soon as mr toll comes along, this concept is glorified.

I for one do not think their is a single being who does not ''live in the moment".

To propose otherwise is proposterious and illogical, because if one is alive then they are by definition alive in that instance/moment. That is a fact.

What is less certain and less true are individuals awareness of their constitutional position, and their position of service i.e. consciousness of conduct within the present tense.

This is valuable spiritual insight, but certainly does not unwarrant transcadental ambition for the future nor the historical value of the past.

TL/DR Living in the moment is important; but to live completly in the moment is not a sentiment i agree with.

[Obbe]

Just a couple of times a day at first, instead of saying "I will do this." say "I am doing this."

The effect that can have on your day is astounding.

That is great advice, thank you.

[Wildboer]

French Existentialism?

[zooting22]

The only time is here and now.
You are this moment.
etc.

[ArmsMerchant]

OP seems to be reinventing Zen Buddhism, not that there is anything wrong with that. I hav dealt with this issue many times myself, most recently in the "fuck suffering" thread.

BTW, Jesus addressed the issue thusly--"Give therefore no thought unto the morrow, for the morrow will give thought unto itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

[Rizzo in a box]

There is no such thing as now.

[Scrilla]

There is no such thing as now.

Care to elaborate?

[Rizzo in a box]

Care to elaborate?

Maybe later.;)

[Nero]

It just occurred to me, focusing your consciousness in the present, and not letting your thoughts roam to the past, or go to the future, and actually living in RIGHT NOW, can lead to much more, I don't know, productivity, life? Those are not the right words, but its they are the first that comes to mind.

Wow, I can't believe nobody has thought of that already. :rolleyes: