Greetings and welcome to this week's edition of my
newsletter.
In every moment of now, we have a choice;
we can either choose to be totally present, in the moment, or we can let
our ego mind take charge. Remember, all we will ever really have in life
is our moments of now. Now is the only place where the Real Self exists.
So how often will you visit the now?
Here is another powerful reason for our
learning to live in the now: in the now there are no problems – only situations.
And of course, when we are in the now we have two choices to handling any
situation?
We can either deal with it.
Or we accept it as what is so and move on.
But if ego is faced with that same situation it
projects that situation into the future where it becomes a problem. Then it
sweeps the problem under the rug and hides from it. (fear) Or it sets the
problem up as a reason for worry. And if the situation is not handled, the
situation becomes our reason for feeling guilty.
If we want an end to the problems in our
lives, we must not let our ego struggle with situations when they show up. If we
can step up to the plate and into the now, this will allow our Real Self to deal
with it. In the now, we will either handle a situation or accept it as what is
so – so what!
Notice that, in becoming clear about the
meaning of presence, we are being present.
Try this exercise in being present.
First choose to be totally present and alert –
presence in the absence of thought. Then listen, with curious wonder, for your
next thought. In being present we are not being the thinker; we are the
observer, monitoring our ego mind’s activity. As the watcher, we are curiously
waiting for our next thought to show up.
Of course as long as we are totally present in
the moment, there will be no thought because the thinker in us is not present.
So we may wait a while for that next thought to show up.
Notice, to wonder what our next thought will
be, we must be present. While there in the now, allow yourself to experience the
stillness of your mind and the resulting peace. Enjoy the moment of peace and
make note of how long it lasts.
Notice that when our consciousness slips below
the line of unconsciousness, thoughts rush in to fill the void and ego mind will
be back in full tilt. With practice, we will be able to maintain and enjoy those
moments of peace for longer periods of time.
Have a brilliant weekend!
DAREL
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