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If you keep living in the past or keep worrying about future, this one is for your
These techniques will help you to be completely present in the current moment and to live your life to the fullest
These techniques will help you to be completely present in the current moment and to live your life to the fullest
1. Watch the thinker
On an average, humans think 60,000 thoughts daily
Most of these are repetitive
We either keep regretting about past on what could have been OR we keep worrying about future on how bad it could be
These thoughts are harmful as they sap out energy
On an average, humans think 60,000 thoughts daily
Most of these are repetitive
We either keep regretting about past on what could have been OR we keep worrying about future on how bad it could be
These thoughts are harmful as they sap out energy
You are not the voice in your mind
You must watch the thinker
At any given moment, focus on what thoughts are occupying your mind
Just observe the thoughts. Don’t judge, just watch
Don’t identify with your thoughts.
You are the consciousness that watches these thoughts
You must watch the thinker
At any given moment, focus on what thoughts are occupying your mind
Just observe the thoughts. Don’t judge, just watch
Don’t identify with your thoughts.
You are the consciousness that watches these thoughts
2. Bring full focus on current activity
We treat many activities as means to an end.
Like climbing stairs is a means to reach your apartment
Don’t do that!!
Treat every activity as complete in itself
We treat many activities as means to an end.
Like climbing stairs is a means to reach your apartment
Don’t do that!!
Treat every activity as complete in itself
For instance, when you are taking a bath, focus on the warmness of water, fragrance of shampoo, noise of the flowing water.
Be fully there
Do this for all the activities throughout the day
Be fully there
Do this for all the activities throughout the day
3. Get free from recurring emotional patterns
You see every situation from the lens of past.
If you failed in one relationship, you are afraid to have deeper relations now.
If your boss treated you unfairly earlier, you feel that same will happen now.
How to stop it?
You see every situation from the lens of past.
If you failed in one relationship, you are afraid to have deeper relations now.
If your boss treated you unfairly earlier, you feel that same will happen now.
How to stop it?
While you are watching the thoughts in your mind, be aware when any negative thoughts that are inspired by your past come to your mind.
Just let the thoughts be
Now start from the position of NOW, tell yourself that this is a new day, and you can mold it the way you want
Just let the thoughts be
Now start from the position of NOW, tell yourself that this is a new day, and you can mold it the way you want
4. Move deeply into the NOW
One of the ways to be fully present in the NOW is to be constantly aware about your energy body
We all have an energy body.
To feel it, just move your focus throughout your body from your head to toes
This will help you to be rooted in the NOW
One of the ways to be fully present in the NOW is to be constantly aware about your energy body
We all have an energy body.
To feel it, just move your focus throughout your body from your head to toes
This will help you to be rooted in the NOW
5. Use past and future wisely
Past is just a memory trace of a former NOW
Use it to learn lessons to be applied in the NOW
Future is a NOW that is yet to occur
We can plan for it using the experience of past
But learning lessons from past and planning of future is done in NOW
Past is just a memory trace of a former NOW
Use it to learn lessons to be applied in the NOW
Future is a NOW that is yet to occur
We can plan for it using the experience of past
But learning lessons from past and planning of future is done in NOW
Do not keep dwelling on you past mistakes so as to relive those in the theatre of your mind
Also do not keep worrying about what will happen in future
Also do not keep worrying about what will happen in future
These lessons are from the book “The Power of NOW” by Eckhart Tolle
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