To understand others is to have knowledge;To understand oneself is to be illuminated.To conquer others needs strength;To conquer oneself is harder still.To be content with what one hasis to be rich...
When we begin to constantly lean into the future, always looking for what could or should be, instead of cultivating a reality of contentment with what we have, we degrade our energy much like adding water to wine. We have more wine but the intensity and flavour suffers.
Take some time today to live in the moment. This may be as simple as closing your eyes and feeling your breath move in and out. Or it may be looking at a loved one as he or she sleeps and marveling at the intense beauty that is animated life. Find a way to draw yourself from the past or the future and experience now.
Here's a good exercise; Sit in a chair. Now, experience the chair. Feel it. Be aware of your body as it is pulled into the chair by gravity. Experience your feet on the ground in front of the chair. Feel yourself as your consciousness increases and begins to experience the 'now' of the chair. You will become weightless. You will realize the chair, the floor, your body, the wall...they are all one experience at one moment. They are all one thing. Try it! Weightless is fun.
As you begin to practice this over and over, you may find the floor and walls around you beginning to take on a sort of soft, elastic, spongy appearance. That's normal. By coming to grips with the now of this dimension, you begin to see glimpses into other mirror universes that co-exist with the dimension that we call reality. You will begin to realize just how easy it is to experience happiness and contentment by being aware of this dimension and you will want to experience it over and over again, just like any pleasurable experience.
Remember these words as you practice being present in the now moment;
Breathe. Relax. Feel. Watch. Allow.
We'll explore those wonderful ideas soon. Now, go find a chair to sit in. And really sit in it!
