freeform Posted June 25, 2014 long time no see freeform, hope you are well  Thanks man - I am well. I do still pop in once in a while  good to see some lively discussions 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YawningMind Posted June 26, 2014 >easiest way to live in the present? Â I've been contemplating this question myself, OP. Living the future is too addicting and enjoyable, and it can be difficult to keep oneself tethered to the present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grabmywrist4 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) When you walk, feel the feelings in the feet. When you sit, feel the stomach or chest rising and falling. Come back to the feet or stomach when you get distracted. Repeat all day. Edited June 26, 2014 by grabmywrist4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted July 1, 2014 Can you even escape the present? Â escape to the inside place that is presently available? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmasterP Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Don't dwell on the past or stress about the future. Just be in the eternal now. HTH Edited July 1, 2014 by GrandmasterP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horus Posted July 21, 2014 Nope. Even if you're thinking about stuff in the past or worrying about the future, it's still happening now! yes, but what's happening in the NOW is that you are off in the future NOW! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) especially if you have a bad case of gout! Edited July 21, 2014 by 3bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang Posted July 21, 2014 The idea though is not as ridiculous as it at first may sound. Â The hairshirt or similar devices were created to keep the mind tethered by the pain or discomfort they inflicted on the wearer. Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manitou Posted July 21, 2014 Be in the Now = Be the Task. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted July 21, 2014 end the fabrications of the mind so that the mind is empty...yet full (of the present). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 21, 2014 it is the job of the mind to fabricate, while it is the job of the master to control that fabricator... Â I wish the hell everyone would quit parroting the word empty! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted July 21, 2014 it is the job of the mind to fabricate, while it is the job of the master to control that fabricator... Â I wish the hell everyone would quit parroting the word empty! Â wishing is not being in the present, it is attachment to form. Acceptance of what is equals equality. Unless of course you are accepting your dis-acceptance and being free flowing...that is fine by me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 21, 2014 "Jesus Christ" Â (God bless his soul) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 21, 2014 "Jesus Christ" Â (God bless his soul) Yes? You called? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 21, 2014 MH, I didn't know you converted... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spotless Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Living in the present  Start with a morning practice.  Do some practice throughout the day to bring you back to yourself.  See everything as alive and with memory - the cement, the air, the bugs and the chair.  Drop every cause, drop your interjection, your insistence.  Breath in the cement, the bugs, the space you feel around you, your car, the road, the buildings, the air that becomes the sky.  Fill your evening and the last moments of your day with higher thoughts, fine music or practice. Edited July 22, 2014 by Spotless 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted July 22, 2014 3bob, I don't think I would wish a gout stubbed toe on anybody. Well... Maybe on someone stuck on the idea that "it's all just illusion."   But just once.   3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
