Seem paradoxical? Of course! Keep reflecting!Įxcerpt from Be Here Now by Ram Dass – now available as an iBook. Be Here Now Network 2023 - A Mindfulness Podcast Network in Association with Ram Dass Latest Posts Spring Washam & Lama Rod Owens The Spirit Underground Ep. Reflect on the fact that you can plan the future in the Here and Now as long as when then is Now. So you need not spend your time now worrying about then. Thus when ‘then’ (the future) becomes Now - if you have learned this discipline - you will then be in an ideal position to do the best thing. (b) you will have optimum power and understanding to do the best thing at the given moment. Reflect on the thought that if you are truly Here and Now where it all is.įor specific periods of time focus your thoughts in the present. This is an exercise to bring you to the ETERNAL PRESENT. let the comings and goings of life continue. Let the clock and the earth do their ‘thing’. In fact you will begin to see that you can’t get away from the HERE and NOW. Begin to notice that wherever you go or whatever time it is by the clock. (b) What time is it? and then answer (see answer below)Įach time you do this, try to feel the immediacy of the Here and Now. (a) Where Am I? and then answer (see answer below) Set alarm clocks or design your day or put up notes on the wall so that a number of times during the day when you are in the midst of various occupations you confront yourself with the questions:
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