Live In The Present

Live In The Present
Life is a journey when your destination is unsure. So why wait for the destination that is unknown, and leave our joy to it? Let us enjoy the present which is the journey of life itself. The mind is a machine programmed to act up. This happens most of the time, as our mind is not in our control.
Points to be considered:
- The mind has a monkey like tendency to swing to either the future or the past without any rhyme or reason, at the very first opportunity and this flow of thoughts is out of our control. - We need to train our mind to be paying attention. Meditation helps a lot however, if we completely focus on doing the job of the present moment, every task is a meditation in itself.
- Participate in any activity with total concentration and you will see that the quality of work shows a marked improvement and is more satisfying.
- Every chore then becomes a meditation. Another important aspect of this law is the matching of your thoughts and action.
- Once you have decided to do something, apply yourself to it fully. Leave no stone unturned to achieve it. This is not only for the extraordinary tasks in your life but also for every small thing, like preparing tea, or playing a game.
- Your mind moves into the past or the future most of the times. Past is nothing but a track of memories or events that have happened to you. Your past exists nowhere except in your mind.
- The future is nothing but anticipating based on your past experiences. It is something that has not actually happened – it is an expectation. Your mind loves these two and hates to be in the present. And that is exactly your challenge. Of course, you need to learn from your past. Similarly, you must plan the future – an unplanted future will never yield the result that we expect. However, most of us don’t stop at that.
Conclusion:
Too much of dwelling on the past results in remorse and too much of future orientation is a source of concern. Both of these are extremely dangerous, for they will surely obstruct your view of the present. The best strategy to avoid them is to stay centered in the present. This will come with long and constant practice. The mind should be gently brought to the present. The moment you are aware of your mind that’s diverted, gently bring it back to the present. In this way, you will be able to slowly but surely but surely stay in the present.