Thursday, February 2, 2012
Live in the moment?
I was listening to a podcast toady featuring Pema Chodron. She is a Buddhist monk and teacher and she is fantastic. The one thing I have taken away from her class was living in the moment. I think this is really connected to contentment in my life. If you are living in the moment and not worrying about the past which you cannot change and the future which has not yet come if you are content in the now then you will most likely continue to be content in the moments to come. I am not a Buddhist but I do feel that we all can learn from their teachings. I think that we need to expose ourselves to many different teachings and religions in order to appreciate what they all have to offer and much of what you learn can often be incoporated into your own spiritual practice.
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Hi Rebecca, I used to fret over past mistakes, when a good friend suggested to me that I stop stressing about history, and concentrate instead on the moment. She also suggested that I look at my life critically and try to right what I felt I was likely to regret in the future. I thought that this was pretty good advise and so that is what I now do.
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