I have been asked "How do you keep yourself in the Present? My mind has many thoughts and it seems to wander off even though I try very hard to be mindful and stay in the Present."
Yes, it is not easy when you are not trained in the beginning. Just don't obsess over it and worry about it.
Just try to keep your mind in the Present. Whatever arises in the mind, just watch it and let go of it. Don't even wish to be rid of these thoughts. As you practise this, the mind will go back to its peaceful, natural state.
Let there be no discrimination - no good, no bad. No me and no you - no self at all. Just let it be.
There is no need to cling to anything. Wherever you are, know yourself by being natural and watching. If doubts arise, watch them come and go - do not grasp it. It is very simple - hold on to nothing.
Stick to the Present. Do not worry about the past and the future. Do not be concern about where you were and where you are going.
Everything is changing. Whatever you pass, don't cling to it. Eventually, the mind will reach its natural balance and you realize that there is peace in the Present.
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