The very power of the human mind, its ability to plan for the future and learn from the patterns of the past, is the same power that can cripple us. It creates fear and anxiety when projecting into the future, and depression through its non-acceptance of the past.
Yet, in truth, every moment, the eternal now is forever new. Each moment is a new opportunity, a new life, inviting us to completely let go of the last moment, to release the grip of the past, and step fully into what is here now.
Steps to experience this timeless being:
- Sit in stillness and notice your breath, effortless, constant, always here.
- As you take a breath, accept that this moment, just as it is, cannot be any other way.
- Breathe into that acceptance… this moment is what it is.
- When the mind wanders to past or future, don’t follow it. Gently return to the breath and the present moment.
- Feel into the awareness that is present before thought, during thought, and after thought.
- Rest in that awareness, this is the eternal now, the timeless presence within you.
