There’s an absolutely brilliant line in the movie Kung-Fu-Panda :
Past is a history,
Future is a mystery,
But this moment is a gift, and that is why it is called the Present Moment!
Off late, I have been observing a particular tendency of my mind. It is again & again dwelling on the thoughts of the past and the future. Whenever I am free (read most of the time) it goes back to the good times that I had during my graduation days. Other times, it starts worrying about whatever the future has in store for me. Because of this oscillating tendency of my mind I am missing out on this moment, i.e. the present.
While I was in Delhi, I used to regret about all the times that I wasted during my school days, brood over the fact that I didn’t participate much in the extra-curricular activities. Now when I came to Mumbai, I started brooding again, this time about the fact that I didn’t work hard for CAT and the other MBA entrances. Oh yes, this is not the end of the story. Thoughts about the future have been making me all anxious! Low graduation and CAT score were enough to scare the shit out of me about my future.
It might sound ironical, but my mind has been creating havoc in my mind. I have had enough of it. Period.
Many philosophical books, management Gurus and experts talk about the importance of establishing the mind in the present moment. But very few actually give us a method to do it. Knowledge is not what is required but it is the wisdom that is essential. Few minutes of Meditation and Kriya makes one experience the present. Though it has been a challenge for me to get my mind back to the present again and again, but it’s something that I am striving for.
Guruji says that see the past as your destiny, and future as your free-will. But most of us do the exact opposite thing. We see all the past actions or events as our free will and future as our destiny. There is a need for shift in the stance. Getting the mind back to the present again and again is the key to break this tendency.
We have to mind the mind!
Past is a history,
Future is a mystery,
But this moment is a gift, and that is why it is called the Present Moment!
Off late, I have been observing a particular tendency of my mind. It is again & again dwelling on the thoughts of the past and the future. Whenever I am free (read most of the time) it goes back to the good times that I had during my graduation days. Other times, it starts worrying about whatever the future has in store for me. Because of this oscillating tendency of my mind I am missing out on this moment, i.e. the present.
While I was in Delhi, I used to regret about all the times that I wasted during my school days, brood over the fact that I didn’t participate much in the extra-curricular activities. Now when I came to Mumbai, I started brooding again, this time about the fact that I didn’t work hard for CAT and the other MBA entrances. Oh yes, this is not the end of the story. Thoughts about the future have been making me all anxious! Low graduation and CAT score were enough to scare the shit out of me about my future.
It might sound ironical, but my mind has been creating havoc in my mind. I have had enough of it. Period.
Many philosophical books, management Gurus and experts talk about the importance of establishing the mind in the present moment. But very few actually give us a method to do it. Knowledge is not what is required but it is the wisdom that is essential. Few minutes of Meditation and Kriya makes one experience the present. Though it has been a challenge for me to get my mind back to the present again and again, but it’s something that I am striving for.
Guruji says that see the past as your destiny, and future as your free-will. But most of us do the exact opposite thing. We see all the past actions or events as our free will and future as our destiny. There is a need for shift in the stance. Getting the mind back to the present again and again is the key to break this tendency.
We have to mind the mind!
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Please do mind your mind as you embark on a new journey!:)
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