Being Present through Meditation

Continuing our discussion, from last week, on meditation

Meditation is one of the most popular forms of spiritual practices within the New Thought movement as well as many other western and eastern religions.  Eckhart Tolle shares a unique lesson that is learned through a type of meditation referred to as “being present in the moment”.

If you are like me, you live very busy lives.  Time is consumed with tasks that need to be done, worry over unseen troubles, and dealing with the conflicts of life.  We never seem to stop and take time to appreciate the beauty of the world around us!

Eckhart Tolle, on the other hand, made a serious breakthrough from this pattern …

“One night in 1977, at the age of 29, after having suffered from long periods of depression, Tolle says he experienced an “inner transformation”. That night he awakened from his sleep, suffering from feelings of depression that were “almost unbearable,” but then experienced a life-changing epiphany….for a period of about two years after this he spent much of his time sitting, “in a state of deep bliss,” on park benches in Russell Square, Central London, “watching the world go by.” He stayed with friends, in a Buddhist monastery, or otherwise slept rough on Hampstead Heath. His family thought him “irresponsible, even insane.”  ~ Wikipedia

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle learned how to ‘live in the now’ and teaches this type of (what I call) meditation philosophy in his books, including The Power of Now.  He explains how to appreciate the moment you are experiencing rather than focusing on yesterday mistakes or tomorrow’s potential troubles.  All by using mindful thinking techniques.

To me, ‘living in the now’ is just another way to practice meditation during our busy days!

Let me explain:  Meditation is “a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.” ~ Wikipedia

In meditation, you experience the present moment by focusing on your breathing, chanting a mantra, visualizing, or just being present with your spiritual self.  Isn’t that the same as Tolle’s being in the present moment teaching?  I certainly think so!

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