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The mind often putters around in the past or in the future. 'Being in the moment' is a process of turning back from these pasts and futures. Such 'being in the moment' is a soothing idea, but how does one actually make it so? First, let's simplify this project; being expresses this flow of consciousness well in a single word. Now what?
Some cautionary expressions come to mind: 'actions speak louder than words' and 'words are cheap'. Although, perhaps most telling: 'it's easier said than done'. Yoga, Tai Chi, and Blowing Zen (Shakuhachi) are three ancient paths of action (disciplines) that give you a lifelong opportunity to practice what you preach. This, in turn, can gradually help you actually practice what you preach... with more consistency and awareness than you would otherwise.
The most profound benefit of any of these disciplines kick in once they become your long term private practice. In this solitude, and absent any immediate reward, you have no one to 'fool' but yourself. Your self honesty deepens as you gradually realize how extensively you fool yourself. Armed with deeper integrity helps you return to being the uncarved block. Being supplants the idealized self you've lugged around all those years.
Oh,... and there is a fairly sizable bonus - better health, especially as the years creep up on you.
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Carl, could you elaborate more on the idea of ?becoming?? It keeps bringing to mind the idea of having a goal one is working towards.
I wonder how much this applies to other ?disciplines?? Other martial arts, dance, painting, etc. It seems like the Japanese have done this a lot with things like the tea ceremony, archery, etc.
With a suggestion from Carl, I?ve taken up Tai Chi again, after not doing it for many years. I do have that deep sense of there?s no one here to fool but myself. I don?t have the ?discipline? to force myself to keep doing something. It needs to come from the inside, what I know in my soul is true. Which is mainly that I don?t know anything. Tai Chi?s a constant reminder of that. It?s such a good way to practice mindfulness. And there?s so much to work on with that. It?s definitely for the long-term, because my mind is constantly filled with the myriad thoughts, which I need to let go of.
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Joe:
Carl, could you elaborate more on the idea of "becoming"? It keeps bringing to mind the idea of having a goal one is working towards.
I feel it as a 'falling' through the moment. The fall through this emptiness prods the brain's mind into action. This hinders the joy of the free fall. By watching the moment I can feel great fullness, which helps quiet the restless mind. As for "having a goal"... have no more than the next step in view is best, I find. Then step by step it all unfolds just right.
Beware of all ideals. They push us ahead of our time. Of course, here I am prattling on and painting yet another ideal... Oh, the irony!
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This is marvelous, I never thought of this before! Indeed what we are at present least affects our mind rather we are more interested i the topics of the past and the future which most of the times are the root cause of making us depressed. Future thoughts can make us unhappy and anxious and so can the past but little do we realise that if we attempt to make the present better then the future is automatically secured. So overall I liked the idea very much and hope that getting into the said practices will enhance my thoughts further.
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