The Power of Now Part 4 of 5: The Joy of Being
January 29, 2009 by dr. lam
As we escape our ego and pain, we move into the moment of now. We enter an unbridled and unfiltered joy that can be profound and liberating. Too often we look at the what instead of the how. We focus on the end product or result rather than focusing on what we are experiencing now: the how, the process, the action. When we get lost into the moment we begin to release the fears of the past and the future and move ourselves fully into the current state.
If we think of how animals behave, they live fully in the moment. Look at a dog or a cat. Are they reflecting on their past grievances or worried about tomorrow? No, they are fully and completely absorbed in their present state. Even when an animal fights another animal, that skirmish is fleeting and does not linger after the event. The animal continues on its way. In fact, the only time that animals have shown the same negative energies that humans possess is when the animal lives in close proximity to humans who are similarly so inclined. We should learn from animals and how they are simply happy being. Perhaps if we spend time with an animal and look deeply into his/her eyes, we can see what living in the moment truly feels like.
When adversity should arise, our response to that adversity reflects where our current state of being truly is centered. When an individual defames or expresses hatred toward us, we let it pass right through us. We do not even acknowledge or respond to it because it is something that would appeal to the egoic mind and the related pain-body. When we truly live in the present devoid of ego and body, we do not suffer the slings and arrows of a perceived enemy because we perceive no enemies. We are free from that individual’s venom. We are in a different plane of existence being fully ensconced in the present moment. When adversity strikes you and you remain deeply calm and at peace, you have entered a deeper state of consciousness. You have entered the now. It is a great place to be.
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Thank you. This is terrific. I agree there’s a lot we may learn from studying animal affect.
thanks. keep hogging the blog please. that is a nice animal too! lol.
Ha! Such a wit! Realized the nuance today while sitting in church, lol.
glad you caught it!