absorbed in the moment
The greatest support we can have is mindfulness, which means being totally present
in each moment. If the mind remains centered, it cannot make up stories about the
injustice of the world or one's friends, or about one's desires or sorrows. All
these stories could fill many volumes, but when we are mindful such verbalizations
stop. Being mindful means being fully absorbed in the moment, leaving no room for
anything else. We are filled with the momentary happening, whatever it is--standing
or sitting or lying down, feeling pleasure or pain--and we maintain a nonjudgmental
awareness, a "just knowing."
-Ayya Khema, "Be an Island"
in each moment. If the mind remains centered, it cannot make up stories about the
injustice of the world or one's friends, or about one's desires or sorrows. All
these stories could fill many volumes, but when we are mindful such verbalizations
stop. Being mindful means being fully absorbed in the moment, leaving no room for
anything else. We are filled with the momentary happening, whatever it is--standing
or sitting or lying down, feeling pleasure or pain--and we maintain a nonjudgmental
awareness, a "just knowing."
-Ayya Khema, "Be an Island"