THE PRESENT
The Only Reality That Truly Exists
By Suryakant M. Upadhyay
The Illusion of Time and Human Suffering
You constantly dwell on the past, living in a state of regret; yet, regretting the mistakes you have made is a futile endeavor, for we cannot alter what has already transpired. You remain perpetually weighed down by the burden of the future or the sorrow of the past. Amidst all these entanglements, your life eventually slips through your fingers.
Then, you attempt to peer into the future, contemplating what you might do today to secure your tomorrow — hoping to land a good job, receive a raise, or find true love. But that “tomorrow” never arrives — nor will it ever — because by the time that tomorrow actually comes, it has already transformed into “today.”
The Ontology of the Present — Why Only “Now” Exists
The only way to live is to be today. Why only present?, because it is the only thing that is happening. Now, how to be in today? The only way to be Present is to remove the memory of the past and leave the future because it’s not happened yet . Presentness is the only way to live. Osho says,”The past is just a memory and the future has not happened yet. The only moment is — Present, just be in it”.
Past — The Psychological Prison of Memory
Past… Just for peace of your life remove this word from your dictionary, cause this is the only reason for your sorrow. The remembrance of mistakes you did in your past, and it causes all the woeful feelings.
I ask– why?
Why to live in misery, at the moment when that mistake happened in the past won’t come again and the grief of it will not resolve it.
I am telling you, if you did something and realized it awful there’s no need of being in grief for that because, realization is an extraordinary thing.
Don’t listen to anyone, don’t think about what they say about your past; also, if they judge you don’t care. You got life to live not to think about what others will say. Just live it , how you want to.
Don’t be in grief of your past.
Future — The Anxiety of the Unborn Reality
You are anxious and stressed about those unnecessary things which have not yet come. Also, the situations that are going to happen in future, will happen. You can’t do anything, the only thing you can do is to — be ready for that.
Whenever you eat your favorite , Whenever you play, Whenever you do the thing you always wanted to, just think that this will be going to end in some time. What shall I do that this moment won’t Go; that’s what you do with your thoughts and with your life.
Responsibility — The Inner Source of Life
The only person in your life responsible for your happiness and sadness is you, Realize it!.
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Learn to live by accepting every moment — every single instant — exactly as it is. Identify what you wish to do and what your desires are, and then begin working toward achieving them with complete dedication.
Strive for what you want to do and who you aspire to become; however, let go of the expectation that you are guaranteed to attain it. You will undoubtedly achieve your goals — they will certainly come to you — but excessive expectation often becomes a source of suffering.
Furthermore, should you fail to attain your goal, you may find yourself thinking, “I see no results,” and consequently, you might give up on making any effort.
So, just be in the present.
Principles for Living in the Present — A Practical Philosophy
15 principles to live in present consciousness :
1.One day you will wake up and there wont be anymore time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.
2.Get addicted to thinking positively in your life.
3.Stay in a good mood when there are hundreds of reasons not to.
4.Stop being a prisoner of your past, it was a lesson not a life sentence.
5.This too shall pass.
6.Accept yourself.
7.Flow with the flow of life.
8.Just be happy, in what you are.
9.Anything that exists in your life because you created it.
10.If you have learned something from your mistakes, then forget about your mistakes.
11.Your next move matters more than your last mistake.
12.Happiness isn’t about getting all you want, it’s about enjoying and being grateful for all you have.
13.Learn from yesterday’s mistake, live for today and hope for tomorrow.
14.The past doesn’t chase you — you carry it.
15.Memories can guide you, but they should never trap you.
