This precise moment, as you read these lines, is unique. So is each of the moments of your life. But we have become accustomed to living with anxiety, focused on what we have to do, on what will come next, on what will be of our future; or with anguish, thinking about what happened and what could have been different.
Living in the present is much more than a cliché phrase, it can be quite a challenge. It is not that we do not care about anything but ourselves, in a selfish way, nor that we hurt ourselves without thinking about tomorrow. It is an invitation to value, to thank, to accept, to live in a healthier, more connected, joyful, positive and above all, real way.
Many of the problems that afflict us have to do precisely with the expectations that we place on things and with what causes us that they do not happen at the time we expect, in the way we want, or that they are not so similar or different from other things that already happened.
But one option to change the focus is take what happens as an experiencelike an apprenticeship, perfect as it is.
Does it seem impossible to you? It will probably be difficult at first, but after doing it you will feel relieved. Lowering expectations helps us to accept and process what happens to us or around us with greater calm and wisdom.
Living in the present is turning what would be a problem into an experience. The experience is lived, while the problem is suffered, suffered.
zen philosophy
“Zen” is a way of life, a path of deep and interior awakening. It arose from different Buddhist schools in India and flourished in Japan.
It is the origin of practices such as mindfulness, which precisely seeks to focus on the present moment.
That is why Zen philosophy brings us tools such as meditation, full attention, which through the focus on breathing allows us to get in touch with the depths of our being, outside of accessories, far from consciousness, from judgment.
Thus, he proposes to live from our essence, to discover it. He invites us not to anticipate, not to return to the past, and to accept. Live simply, consciously, attentively, without identifying with thoughts or feelings. Because, according to Zen, we are not what we think or what we feel, but something deeper: an essence that remains and shines at every moment.
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