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Freedom From the Future
The reality of your life is always now. And to realize this, we will see, is liberating. In fact, I think there is nothing more important to understand if you want to be happy in this world.
Sam Harris • Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
On a deeper level, I’m always practicing being done, in every sense—because birth, death, love, and life’s turning points arrive unannounced, their timing held close in the hands of the universe. One of my meditation teachers likens us to ships sailing out to sea, destined to sink; we just don’t know when. Another advises, “Stop making stuff.” He m
... See morePeace, joy, liberation, awakening, happiness, Buddhahood, the source—everything we long for and seek after can only be found in the present moment. To abandon the present moment in order to look for these things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold on to the shadow. In Buddhism, aimlessness (apranihita) is taught as away to help th
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • Our Appointment with Life: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone
If you pretend that now is the only moment that exists and get present – if you tune into this moment – you relax and let go. You can’t be present and go over what happened or what could happen; it’s impossible. A space opens up in you, around you – something you probably didn’t notice before.
Arjuna Ishaya • 200% – An Instruction Manual for Living Fully
When you enter this moment, you begin to experience a moment that is actually free of suffering. If you enter it wordlessly, openheartedly, allowing yourself to feel whatever is there, you find that you’ve got the key to letting go of suffering right in your pocket. When you start to become present here and now, it’s not unusual to feel fear. “Oh!
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