You can act only in the present

Once I read the statement “The present is eternal” and also “The present contains the past and future” how true it is even when I am writing this mail or while you are reading this mail. This moment is turning itself into past which is nothing but past or history and also I can’t take journey into future until the present moment turning itself into past. So the entire life cycle of a human being exists in the present moment, how well it is said by JK that “You can act only in the present”. Once the brain realizes the immense significance of present moment as a fact, not as an idea, theory or some intellectual concept but as a fact then the state of mind enters into a different level, in which there is no time interval between idea and action. This state is gifted by nature to every new born kid, we destroy that state, and we tell them before acting think about consequences from the society. Also human being has put constant effort to take control over future happiness. The outward things I can plan and execute to certain extent but all the problem is when I want to plan my inward state of mind for future. But inwardly the past and future are non facts; the fact is only present moment. Most unfortunately human mind is incapable to stay in the present moment, because we are caught in becoming somebody. Life will be miserable if the present is just a means to enter into the future, because all life is a single present moment, which means being not becoming. Psychologically time is the enemy of change. Can fear exists in a mind which is living in the present moment? Don’t put effort to stay in the present, but observe that your mind is imagining about future or recollecting past memories.

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To be unprotected and innocent

The entire way of life of a human being can change with a single perception. Insight into the working nature of ourselves mind by us will definitely bring revolution within. For this insight to happen, you must live with yourself by yourself happily. Unfortunately we can not stay alone with ourselves, if we are alone for sometime we will get bored, that means your mind is showing resistance to face itself as it is. In the present society it is dead easy to run away from you, the most benefited industry by this escape is entertainment industry; it may be media, movies, sports, drink, smoke, now a days internet…etc. But the question is why the mind is not interested to stay with itself? Is it because inwardly I don’t want to face the fact that my mind is shallow, dull, occupied with fear, confused however outwardly I am rich, more sophisticated but inward poverty I don’t want to face? One of the reason is present education system doesn’t teach a child the beauty of self learning. Doesn’t it give you extraordinary energy if you suddenly realized that you are always protecting yourself inwardly and it is causing immense suffering? To be unprotected intellect is real living; only the unprotected, innocent one is near to that which is eternal. The desire to move away from fact is sorrow, facing the fact and watching the fact with an innocent mind alters the fact which is happiness.

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You are the rest of mankind

One pleasant evening he and his friend went to a lake park, to sit down and share thoughts and have nice time. After sitting for a while and watching birds, the sheet of water in the lake and people walking, laughting, talking a nice conversation has started between him and his friend.

H - He HF - His Friend

H : Today morning I read the news paper and it is painful to see what is happening in the world.
HF: Why? What happened?
H : All the corrupted politicians, cunning corporate businesses, former suicides paper is full of sad news.
HF: So you say they are all responsible for the sorrow in the world not you?
H : How can I be responsible, I am no way related to all that.
HF: I may be right or wrong, but please listen to me patiently; I feel you
and me are also responsible if there is disorder in our life.
H : What do you mean by disorder?
HF: It's simple, if I have worries in life, fear in life, trying to repeat
yesterday's pleasure, if I am following, obeying other human being
then my life is in disorder.
H : How can you say that, worries and fears are common in life.
HF: I don't think so; our minds are conditioned in such a way. We never
put a question to ourselves can I live without them, even if someone
put that question there is lack of seriousness. We are all caught in a
race to become somebody, somebody whose photo will come in the news
paper, somebody when he walks everybody will say there he is, somebody
who has power and position. This desire to become somebody is there in
ancient kings to present modern man. A life with full of joy and
happiness has been oppressed by this desire to become somebody.
H : But without becoming what is life? It has no meaning.
HF: The politician that you read about is also a human being like you and
me. He is also living with fear about his opposition, he is acquiring
money, land because they give him certain feeling of being secured,
and they give him feeling of being somebody.
H : So do you say what he is doing is correct?
HF: No, What I am saying is we are equivalent to that politician. The
factors like fear, confusion, and desire to be secure are driving his
life and our lives too.
H : So what is your solution to this problem?
HF: No, the question is, do you have clarity about the problem? or you are
only interested in the solution and don't have the patience to look at
the problem. If I don't like the part of understanding the problem,
I create more problems out of a single problem.

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