Post by Lunaria on May 7, 2004 12:57:14 GMT -5
Living in the Moment
by Almine
There is only one moment that is powerful—this moment. It is the place where spiritual masters live.
The present moment can be visualized as a flat figure eight with the future flowing before us and the past behind us. The point where the clockwise loop of the future crosses to become the counter-clockwise loop of the past is the present. The ancient Mayans called it the "Zuvuya." As we travel the Zuvuya we continually experience the past and future, meaning where we are going we have already been and where we have been we shall be again. The only difference is that each trip is experienced at a higher level of consciousness.
In relation to the human body, this crossing point of the Zuvuya is located directly behind the navel, which for most people, is where the lifeforce center exists. It is a ball of white light about the size of a grapefruit.
When we live in the present, we are able to access our personal power because we are continually replenished by renewed lifeforce. This places our positive and negative poles in balance, thereby allowing the body to become a self-regenerative system. Living in the past or future disturbs our polar balance, causing drainage of energy from our bodily poles, which makes us subject to aging and eventual death.
Thoughts are our biggest enemy. They arise as a meager attempt to control the seeming unpredictability of events. We use thoughts as a means of relating to, or anticipating, life. However, in our struggle to make everything fit, we encumber ourselves with the weight of self-reflection rather than innocently and without expectations, experiencing the present.
Instead of trying to control life by anticipating the future, our only responsibility is to align ourselves with the river of life as it moves through each day. We strengthen that which we oppose by feeding it energy, therefore, it is important to learn to flow effortlessly around obstacles. If a jagged rock is protruding, remain free of judgment and a way to steer around it will become clear. If we allow thoughts to flood in, our minds become soaked with “what if” scenarios and the solutions will be drowned out. Become fluid like the river and don’t permit old habits and belief systems to dam up the flow since the journey of the past cannot prepare us for the glorious adventures ahead.
The future is created by the thoughts of today. Therefore it is necessary for us to remain in the moment and consciously create or our future will be determined by past thoughts. Accomplish this by visualizing the future you want. Then like the thirsty jogger, hold your cup up to heaven, knowing that it will be filled with rain. While you are waiting, keep your mind still and stay present with your focus on the task at hand—performing it gloriously—for gratitude is an expansive attitude and the return will be a hundred fold.
The ability to experience the moment with the innocence of a master requires trust that the universe is a safe place. This occurs once we surrender, which is easily done once we grasp our true identity as a being as vast as the cosmos having a human experience. We can then lie back in the arms of Spirit and enjoy this game called life because we know that our souls are indestructible.
When we know our souls are eternal, we gain a stronger sense of peace. This enables us to cease striving because we can then understand that each moment is equally important and equally unimportant. Many seekers of Light strive to right what they perceive as wrong and fulfill their life’s mission. However, those tasks can become obstructions to the true goal of human life, which is to realize we are one with Spirit. In the eyes of Spirit, all things are equal in value. Consequently, we can only enter mastery when we remain aware of all things—the butterfly fluttering by and the riot in the street—with no judgment that one experience is more or less important than another.
In this moment we can enter the inner sanctum of stillness, which is a state of aliveness that supercedes all thoughts. It is where time stands still and we can reach out and touch eternity.
by Almine
There is only one moment that is powerful—this moment. It is the place where spiritual masters live.
The present moment can be visualized as a flat figure eight with the future flowing before us and the past behind us. The point where the clockwise loop of the future crosses to become the counter-clockwise loop of the past is the present. The ancient Mayans called it the "Zuvuya." As we travel the Zuvuya we continually experience the past and future, meaning where we are going we have already been and where we have been we shall be again. The only difference is that each trip is experienced at a higher level of consciousness.
In relation to the human body, this crossing point of the Zuvuya is located directly behind the navel, which for most people, is where the lifeforce center exists. It is a ball of white light about the size of a grapefruit.
When we live in the present, we are able to access our personal power because we are continually replenished by renewed lifeforce. This places our positive and negative poles in balance, thereby allowing the body to become a self-regenerative system. Living in the past or future disturbs our polar balance, causing drainage of energy from our bodily poles, which makes us subject to aging and eventual death.
Thoughts are our biggest enemy. They arise as a meager attempt to control the seeming unpredictability of events. We use thoughts as a means of relating to, or anticipating, life. However, in our struggle to make everything fit, we encumber ourselves with the weight of self-reflection rather than innocently and without expectations, experiencing the present.
Instead of trying to control life by anticipating the future, our only responsibility is to align ourselves with the river of life as it moves through each day. We strengthen that which we oppose by feeding it energy, therefore, it is important to learn to flow effortlessly around obstacles. If a jagged rock is protruding, remain free of judgment and a way to steer around it will become clear. If we allow thoughts to flood in, our minds become soaked with “what if” scenarios and the solutions will be drowned out. Become fluid like the river and don’t permit old habits and belief systems to dam up the flow since the journey of the past cannot prepare us for the glorious adventures ahead.
The future is created by the thoughts of today. Therefore it is necessary for us to remain in the moment and consciously create or our future will be determined by past thoughts. Accomplish this by visualizing the future you want. Then like the thirsty jogger, hold your cup up to heaven, knowing that it will be filled with rain. While you are waiting, keep your mind still and stay present with your focus on the task at hand—performing it gloriously—for gratitude is an expansive attitude and the return will be a hundred fold.
The ability to experience the moment with the innocence of a master requires trust that the universe is a safe place. This occurs once we surrender, which is easily done once we grasp our true identity as a being as vast as the cosmos having a human experience. We can then lie back in the arms of Spirit and enjoy this game called life because we know that our souls are indestructible.
When we know our souls are eternal, we gain a stronger sense of peace. This enables us to cease striving because we can then understand that each moment is equally important and equally unimportant. Many seekers of Light strive to right what they perceive as wrong and fulfill their life’s mission. However, those tasks can become obstructions to the true goal of human life, which is to realize we are one with Spirit. In the eyes of Spirit, all things are equal in value. Consequently, we can only enter mastery when we remain aware of all things—the butterfly fluttering by and the riot in the street—with no judgment that one experience is more or less important than another.
In this moment we can enter the inner sanctum of stillness, which is a state of aliveness that supercedes all thoughts. It is where time stands still and we can reach out and touch eternity.