Archive for June, 2009
Living in the present: to the extreme
Since I started reading Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now”, I am trying to become fully present in my daily activities. According to Tolle, by living in the present moment we can overcome the cause of many of our sufferings and eventually find inner peace…
Let’s face it, I eat way too fast and wolf down my dinner before everyone else. I am often told I need to slow down but I usually brush it aside. However, this really is a sign that I am having problems living in the present. Heck.. many times I can’t even tell you what I ate because I was thinking about a past or future event instead of being fully present with my meal…
…But, can anyone really live in the present all the time and function in society. After reading “The Power of Now”, I found a video about a brain damaged man who is forced to live in the present. The first clip below is from a TV documentary and features Clive Wearing , a man who only has 10-30 seconds of memory-living in the present to the extreme! I thought it was sad and fascinating at the same time…
Conversely, I found a video about a woman who cannot forget the past and remembers everything eventful in her life including the good and mostly the bad. In both cases, there is great suffering and I think finding the middle ground of being present when necessary probably suits me the best. The question is knowing when to be fully present…
General Program Buddhist Meditation Classes
Vajradhara Meditation Center
General Program Classes Mondays 2009
Drop-in Classes on Mondays at 7:00-8:30 pm.
Location: Atherton Lofts #1092 108 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203
You can drop in at any time in the series. There is no requirement to sign up for the whole or part of the series.
These classes are intended to help you develop positive ways of thinking that you can take with you into your daily life, and enable you to find happiness within your own mind. If you apply the meditations and ways of thinking that you learn in these classes you may expect to find that your life will become more peaceful, your relationships with others at home and at work will improve and your daily stress and anguish will diminish. You may find yourself smiling more often. You will be able to develop your own beautiful life, and gradually help others to do the same.
