living in the present
By justlakshmi
@justlakshmi (159)
United States
June 19, 2007 7:41am CST
in my yoga clas, the teacher keps on saying that we should live in the now, and i have ben reading a bok by eckhart tole that says that past and future realy do not exist. but this confuses me
2 responses
@dbhattji (2506)
• India
19 Jun 07
It just means that you must concentrate on the present, the things that you are doing. if you worry about the future or sit regretting the past then your efficiency will go down, so if you want to do things right and enjoy life then live as if there is no tomorrow.
@pallidyne (858)
• United States
19 Jun 07
The past and the future are just perception.
What we remember (and with human beings sometimes our memory is flawed) is colored by our own perceptions and preconceptions. This is the past. We are not machines with perfect unemotional total recall.
The future is just hope that the reaction from our actions is, or someone elses actions.
All we really control is right now. That does not mean we should be financially irresponsible and not plan for the future, but it is so uncertain what will really happen.
Live today, get through today, then the next day will come.
