This is very hard to do. When I try to stay present in the moment I sometimes feel a great sense of peace. However, I find that unless I really concentrate my efforts on staying with what is happening now my mind easily jumps into thinking about the future or the past. For example, if we are feeling bad in the moment and we worry that this feeling will continue than we have left the present moment and gone into the future.
Reminding myself that 'I will only find God in this moment not in the future nor in the past' helps motivate me to stay in the now.
Adya says that time is a big block to our awakening. He also says that letting go of time can free us from suffering. However, our identity's are linked with our past and future and if we let go of these then we will also be letting go of our identity.
The question is do we want to be free of suffering enough that we are willing to give up our sense of self?
Please join me this week in trying to feel what it is to exist only now. There is nothing to lose because the identity that we will be letting go of is nothing but an illusion (that we and others buy into). Let's get back to what is Real. This moment is all that is happening.
Do I dare to exist only in the Now?
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