Shhhhhhhhhh!!!
Be in the now. In this moment. Clear the mind. Ignore the voice of knowledge. These all seem so easy when read in a book or koan. But damn if the chatter has not gotten louder and louder. Has it always been so noisy in my head or am I just more aware of the noise. Like the hum of your computer as you are reading this. You did not hear it until you read about it.
How much of our day do we spend intradialoging about the past or potential future? What a fruitless waist of energy. I am reading that once you can quiet those voices, those thoughts, that the silence is utterly liberating. Tomorrow I will create my day, moment by moment, like the brush strokes of an artist. And it will be beautiful.
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what are you reading? i'm interested
The Voice of Knowledge, by Don Miguel Ruiz. Our friend D.M. of Austin sent it to me (see Random Regalos).
I like that it made me aware of the noisy voices in my head, however, I hate that it made me aware of the noisy voices in my head.
The other cool thing about it is that when talking about it with others who have read it, you caually make normally taboo admonitions such as, "the voices in my head are telling me..."
Drew
Strangely enough, I too am aware of the voices in my head. More accurate to describe them as the (negative) chatterbox in my head. Where does it come from? Why does it doubt? How do we stop it?
I am looking forward to seeing you in a week and a half...
I do like the fact that you allude towards living in the hear and now and most importanly, the present. But, I have no doubt that it is crucial that we look towards what we really desire for the future...and take ACTION on it.
Living only in the present may help us live a happy life, but living in the present AND being conscious and acting towards our ideal future is the only combination that will help us ascend to a higher plane of existence...that something greater than you or me...you know what i mean...
If we are just living in the moment, we're just living to get by...there needs to be a vision quest also my man.
Actually I'm more about living in the now.
While it is important to have some framework and a general direction for the future one must exercise caution and maintain balance.
The only thing more dangerous than living in the past is living in the future and it ushers in the wonderful world of WORRY. You worry about all kinds of things that haven't even taken place yet that you fail to notice and utilize the most precious thing you have, the moments.
So learn from the past and be mindful of the future but by all means please do not live in either of those. Remember that at the end of the day life is what happens to you as you plan it.
For me, the answer is d) all of the above.
With the past, I'd be content if I carry some wisdom forward, celebrate how far I've come, laugh at the bass-ackward path I've taken, and of course, recognize the beauty and the synchronicities.
In the now, I'd be happy to stay true to my nature, unlearn fear worry and anger, be grateful for all of my blessings, connect with and help others, follow the road signs, let others know I love them, recognize beauty, bring others together, and make a living doing something that does not feel like work.
As for the future, that's a tough one. I am great at picking great and noble targets and making a plan, the devil is in the execution. Dreaming the dream, and living it. To live in the future now.
"And that I should find it the solution of the video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor problem: a technique for translating good intentions into acts, for being sure of doing what one knows one ought to do." Aldous Huxley, Eyeless in Gaza.
Obviously Devrim is still having trouble with his English being a foreignor. Of course, you have to live in the present. And I'm not suggesting for a moment that you should be more in the future than in the present. Just conscious of what you want so that you actually are in a position to take ACTION on it in the present. Most people just live by day, entirely in the present and wake up 5-10 years later and say, why the hell am I still here?
Worry is a seperate issue altogether. My mother lives more in the present & past than almost anyone I know and she one of if not the biggest worrier I know.
I admit I inherited part of that but after some personal evolution, it's a very very rare occurence. When I do, I'm usually worrying about something going on in the present.
Drew, as for execution being the problem. You're not alone! Some areas of my life I'm very good at it. Others I'm not. But, what I'm learning is that it is simply about taking action (if you are already conscious of where you want to go). Lack of action is really one of the only things holding us back.
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