07 March 2008

Smṛti

स्मृति
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Continuous awareness of the present without judgment.
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I often receive questions from friends, students and strangers. On being healthier. On being happier.
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Almost everyone wants fast solutions. Quick fixes.
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Yet most are ignoring the very instant answer they have.
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To accept and to live the present moment.
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Your mind is taxed with so many questions, you have no time to enjoy the answers that are right in front of you.
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Your happiness, your health starts with this answer.
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Be aware of now.
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Be mindful.
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Your past is gone. Your future is not yet here.
So what exist between them is the present moment.
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The here, the now, the present that connects what was and what will be.
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Your past was a series of present moments which brought you to this present moment.
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Your future will be a series of present moments linked to this present moment in which you are now living, being, observing, aware or unaware of.
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Mindfulness is being continuously aware of this very moment. And not judging, reflecting or thinking.
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Each breath is replaced by the next breath.
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Each present is followed by the next present.
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This is your present (pun intended).
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~ Love & Laugh from Yoga Gypsy ~