The power of present moment awareness
THE POWER OF PRESENT MOMENT AWARENESS
Present moment, what is it? Most of us do not have the slightest clue! Why is that? We simply forgot! This forgetfulness is in complete correlation with our present culture of scientific materialism, which dismissing any metaphysical explanation beyond matter. The scientific explanation of life is so widely accepted in our society that writing on spiritual matters can be rather daunting. A portion of the scientific community is aware of the spiritual undertone of life however, they keep the knowledge secret rather than risking the label of nutty professors.
Thankfully, there are also many thinkers in society, which regardless of public opinion are willing to put pen on paper and give voice to the long forgotten past.
Historians of the ancient world telling us that throughout the ages, members of Secret societies were able to communicate with both the created and uncreated, including gods, angels, heavenly bodies and animals. Slowly, the wheel of evolution drove these societies underground to give way to scientific materialism. With the birth of Western Democracies and the separation of State and Church today, the competing world -views are diminishing.
Giving more and more attention for the importance of material comfort, men began to forget how to communicate with the rest of creation.
Young children remained naturals of living in the present moment however; we remake them by education to become scientific materialists.
When observing the mind, becomes clear that it is concerned with the present or the past. For ions it worked like that and reluctant to move in the present moment because of fear of the unknown.
Why do we want to remember the long forgotten past and experiencing the present moment? The answer is to be enlightened!
Jesus told us that the kingdom of Heaven is within you and the Buddha declared; be enlightened, enlightenment is the end of human suffering!
Experiencing the power of present moment takes an element of belief and initial effort to open the tightly locked door of the present moment.
A Course In Miracles ( by Helen Schucman) stating that it is the human will where change is happening thus, a split second can be sufficient to provide the necessary shift of the mind.
The ancient Sufi master Jalal-Ud-Din Rumi is offering the following how to experience the power of the present moment:
“Ground yourself, strip yourself down
to bring loving silence
stay there until you see
You are gazing
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