Lately, I've been thinking about "now." I heard something the other day and it's been stuck in my head: the purpose of life is not doing - it's being. So I've been reminding myself, whenever I feel bored at work to just "be." Be in the moment and enjoy the moment..... and then I'm satisfied. It's really strange and now I've begun wondering if I've found some big secret to happiness. Does anyone else do this and if so, how long have you been doing it and how often do you do it? I only do it at work - I'm wondering if I should do it all day, every day. LOL
2007-12-22 08:57:46 · 6 answers · asked by Walking on Sunshine 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It is unfortunately my nature to be in the moment at all times. I have been told constantly that 90 percent of people live in the future or in the past or within some dream world at any given time. Lol.
There is some good in not being in the moment , I guess. My answer to your question is- see where it goes day by day, allow yourself to choose your state of mind. How wonderful for you to discover something 90% of people do not apparently know.
2007-12-22 09:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More power to you if you can do that all day . Myself I find when i try to live in the moment it works for a while and then I sort of feel that i am being invaded by both internal and external forces- it is kind of hard to explain.
2007-12-24 08:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by stowaway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the core practice element of many, many contemplative tradtions, e.g., Zen Buddhism, Vipassana Buddhism, "practicing the presence" Christianity/ centering prayer, and others.
Such traditions have different vocabularies and different theological outlooks, but they're doing the same thing. The anonymous Christian author of The Cloud of Unknowing (England, 1300's) spoke of coming into "a naked, blind feeling of being." In that practice he felt he was worshiping God with his "substance," ... and finding that God was his substance.
Zen Buddhists, on the other side of the world, don't talk about God, but they're doing the same thing, calling it "practicing suchness," and uncovering thereby what they experience to be their "original face."
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2007-12-22 10:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by bodhidave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely true... perfection and complete fulfillment comes in the now (being).
But it is not done by thinking about it. It is done by being IN BEING. It is a bit abstract to try to explain it in a few words, but this free resource does an EXCELLENT job of explaining the whole thing in an easy to understand western format.
2007-12-22 09:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teehehe,
Your so funny. Yes I have to remind myself that I am happy and I have no reason not to be..... I search for positive things to happen every day.
I have a friend and she always says well wouldn't ya know it would happen to me.
we always get the last of everything. we never have good luck. If my husband would make good money we could move. I love her but I am not sure if she will ever move foreward.
2007-12-22 09:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Linda S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous teaches exactly that. Live one day at a time.
2007-12-22 09:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by Hirise bill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have to do that, now it just comes naturally.
2007-12-22 13:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by Shane K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋