Thread: Living in the Now

Look up the novel, Being There by Jerzy Kosinski. Although no one could really live like the main character; he presents the sort of attitude that I think you are trying to describe and can be learned from.

In reality though; I do agree with Taosaur. You are living 'in the moment' since 'the moment' or the present now is all the really exists. I think what you are trying to describe is detaching oneself mentally from the non-existent past and future and becoming fully aware only of what is real (now).

I feel, living in the now largely consists of knowing what the idea of "Now" actually is...

An eternal moment... of which you are eternally a part... Of course, our "realities" and "scenery" inevitably change and fade away as all illusions do... but the eternal moment will never fade...

Trapped within the misidentification of linear time you think that consciousness arose as an effect from the cause of reality and lose sight of your true self... but in the moment you realize cause and effect are also concepts of mind... which means reality, too, is a concept of mind... which means mind, or the ghost in the machine complex, is all there is...

It's that connection which brings with it the awe and goosebumps, for me. It's when you dissociate yourself from all those bubbles of thought, desire, and distraction that keep you from truly identifying your real self in the now... that one's vision becomes clear... lucid...

Thats what truly living in the moment means.

Well Schmaven, you'd probably need to find your own personal balance between living "in the now" and thinking about your previous experiences and your future. It's all an internal struggle really, to find balance and inner peace...

Hey Juroara, I think Schmaven is defining "living in a moment" slightly differently than you are. Your moment where you have heightened awareness comes with self-discovery... if you lived in that instant entirely (like Schmaven says), you would never be able to compare your surroundings to any previous events, you would be hopelessly trapped in one continuous point in time: "the moment." I like your philosophy though, it's similar to mine.

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