#Power of Now

[urloveangel]

[know-the-self]

NONDUAL MEDITATION

Key pointers:-

1. You cannot practise being Awareness. You are it, here and now.

2. Remember:- Whatever I am aware of, that I am not.

3. Keep it real.

4. Stay with the teachings of Vedanta, read the teachings, contemplate/think about the teachings, till it becomes clear - I AM THAT.

[rini-descartes]

EGO TRAPS

If you think it is more "spiritual" to ride a bike to work or use public transportation,

but then find yourself judging anyone who drives a car, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to stop watching, television because it rots your brain,

but then find yourself judging those who still watch TV, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to avoid reading gossip, tabloid or news magazines,

but then find yourself judging those who do read those things, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual” to listen to classical music or soothing nature sounds,

but then find yourself judging those who listen to mainstream or pop music, you're in an ego trap.

If you think it is more "spiritual" to do yoga, become a vegan, buy organic, buy healing crystals, practice reiki, meditate, wear hippie/thrift shop clothing, visit ashrams and read enlightened spiritual books,

but then you judge anyone who doesn't do those things, you're in an ego trap.

Always be aware of the feeling of superiority. Self-righteous superiority is your biggest clue that you are in an ego trap.

The ego loves to sneak in the back door. It will take a noble idea, like starting up yoga, and then twist it to serve its own ends by making you feel superior to others; you will start to look down on those who are not following your righteous "spiritual" path.

Superiority, judgment and condemnation. That is the Ego Trap.

[positivepostoffice]

[gayngsey]

one thing about life is that it's subtle.

you slowly realize everything that happened was a blessing in disguise, opportunities come in the most unexpected ways you barely notice it was exactly what you prayed for and one day you're living your dream, but you're not shocked it's real, you knew it would happen.

this is why being in the moment is so important, you're never gonna have that day when you wake up and you're jumping from happiness because you just can't believe your dreams came true. everything comes when you're ready for it, so may you find the most excitement in the mundane, may you feel gratitude for your journey and may your happiness come from within. don't wait for things, enjoy the path, otherwise the waiting never stops.

life is a fairytale, but when you're part of the fairytale, the magic doesn't surprise you.

[ceeduhhhh]

"darkness cannot survive in the presence of light" - eckhart tolle, 1999, the Power of Now

[mymoneymanifest]

Daily Money Affirmation

I release any fear or guilt around earning and receiving money. 

[yogasutra195]

YOGA is the discipline (art & science) of being fully present in the moment we are experiencing right NOW.

~ Vimal sharma

https://yogasutra195.com/sutra-1-1/

[lcedream]

If you cannot be present even in normal circumstances, such as when you are siting alone in a room, walking in the woods, or listening to someone, then you certainly won't be able to stay conscious when something "goes wrong" or you are faced with difficult people or situations, with loss or the threat of loss. You will be taken over by a reaction, which ultimately is always some form of fear, and pulled into deep unconsciousness. Those challenges are your tests. Only the way in which you deal with them will show you and others where you are at as far as your state of consciousness is concerned, not how long you can sit with your eyes closed or what visions you see. So it is essential to bring more consciousness into your life in ordinary situations when everything is going relatively smoothly. In this way, you grow in presence power. It generates an energy field in you and around you of a high vibrational frequency. No unconsciousness, no negativity, no discord or violence can enter that field and survive, just as darkness cannot survive in the presence of light. Power of Now

[infamousphaze]

“To sit alone or with a few friends, half-drunk under a full moon, you just understand how lucky you are; it’s a story you can’t tell. It’s a story you almost by definition, can’t share. I’ve learned in real time to look at those things and realize: I just had a really good moment.”

— Anthony Bourdain

[eyeoftheheart]

The Eternal Now

“Sometimes the mind wanders in the past, sometimes in the future. It never stays in the present. But one has to live in the present, not in the past. The past moment is gone forever. One cannot bring back that moment in return for all the wealth in the world. Similarly, one cannot live in the future. When the future becomes the present, only then can one live in it. So one can live neither in the past nor in the future. One has to live in the present, and yet, the mind constantly tries to escape into a past or future that is unattainable. One has not learned how to live; one has not learned the art of living. Life can be really lived only in the present.” ― S. N. Goenka (2012). “Meditation Now: Inner Peace through Inner Wisdom”, p.69, Pariyatti Publishing https://www.saraniya.com/books/meditation/SN_Goenka-Meditatio_Now.pdf

[rini-descartes]

"What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself."

— Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

[wanderer-of-nature-and-dreams]

I brought the Power of Now a few months ago, thinking now is the time to start reading it...

[whatspringdoestothecherrytrees]

Weekend, Nun-Mode Adjacent à la @2pretty

Real experiences > virtual

Family time > screentime

Reflection > constant mental chatter

Being present > FOMO