Living fully aware and Present in this moment is to live an awaken life, where you treasure and savour every minute that is given to you. There is no living in the past or anticipating the future. The Present is all you have now.
But it is so difficult to do that, isn't it?
To be fully Present, you need to be aware that your mind is here in the now. However, our "monkey" mind is difficult to tame - it darts around, from thinking about the past to making plans for the future. In doing that, we miss and waste the Present.
So, you must constantly be aware of your mind.
Take a moment to have deep breaths and as you breathe in and out, consciously tame your mind and bring it back to the silence. It takes a lot of practice to consciously subdue the "monkey" mind so that it is at peace and no longer jumping around.
A disciple once asked his Master, "Why do I need to practise? How do I practise? What is the result of my practice?"
The Master smile at him and asked him, "Why do you sleep? How do you sleep? And what is the result of having slept?"
The disciple thanked the Master for his advice, bowed and left the room.
What did the disciple realise from the answer given by his Master? Did the Master really answer his disciple's questions by posing back 3 questions to him?
What the Master did was to direct the disciple back to his own inner wisdom. Rather than searching for the answers from outside, he should instead contemplate and find the answers within himself.
Practice should be as natural as breathing, eating or sleeping.
When you examine the "I", the restless mind, you should be conscious of it every moment that you are awake. Every minute, you must be fully mindful and be disciplined that your thoughts do not wander beyond the "Now", the Present. Initially, it is difficult to control your thoughts. Over time, this practice will become as natural as breathing and as natural as when you sleep.
When you know how to do this, you will know the result of having tame the monkey mind - you will find yourself more alive, more present and more thankful for everything that you have now.
So, there is really no need to seek for answers from other people, from the outside.
The answer is always within you, if only you can still your mind and be aware of the Present...
But it is so difficult to do that, isn't it?
To be fully Present, you need to be aware that your mind is here in the now. However, our "monkey" mind is difficult to tame - it darts around, from thinking about the past to making plans for the future. In doing that, we miss and waste the Present.
So, you must constantly be aware of your mind.
Take a moment to have deep breaths and as you breathe in and out, consciously tame your mind and bring it back to the silence. It takes a lot of practice to consciously subdue the "monkey" mind so that it is at peace and no longer jumping around.
A disciple once asked his Master, "Why do I need to practise? How do I practise? What is the result of my practice?"
The Master smile at him and asked him, "Why do you sleep? How do you sleep? And what is the result of having slept?"
The disciple thanked the Master for his advice, bowed and left the room.
What did the disciple realise from the answer given by his Master? Did the Master really answer his disciple's questions by posing back 3 questions to him?
What the Master did was to direct the disciple back to his own inner wisdom. Rather than searching for the answers from outside, he should instead contemplate and find the answers within himself.
Practice should be as natural as breathing, eating or sleeping.
When you examine the "I", the restless mind, you should be conscious of it every moment that you are awake. Every minute, you must be fully mindful and be disciplined that your thoughts do not wander beyond the "Now", the Present. Initially, it is difficult to control your thoughts. Over time, this practice will become as natural as breathing and as natural as when you sleep.
When you know how to do this, you will know the result of having tame the monkey mind - you will find yourself more alive, more present and more thankful for everything that you have now.
So, there is really no need to seek for answers from other people, from the outside.
The answer is always within you, if only you can still your mind and be aware of the Present...
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