345-The power within us- Buddhism in daily life

The power within us


The NOW does not come back, who does not live in the NOW, does
not live at all, he only exists!


So many people do not live in the now, some live in the past,
others dream of a "better" future.


But "here plays the music", in the "now", in the "today" we live.


Whoever understands that there is only this present moment, is
much closer to "enlightenment".


Are you tormented by thoughts from your "past"? What if I had
acted differently back then?


Are you always worried about "tomorrow"? Do you fear "the worst"
will happen to you?


According to the teaching of the teacher of all teachers it only
depends on the "now", the "here" and on the "today". Buddha has
shown us with his journey to "enlightenment" how we can finally
shake off our worries, our fears and our hardships.


Who doesn't wish for a peaceful life, free from sorrow and pain?
How can we overcome the hardships of our existence, how to put
down the agony and torment of human existence, how only?


At the beginning of our journey to "enlightenment" is the
question: who am I? So the beginning starts with an extensive
"self-examination", unsparingly and honestly we have to be to
ourselves, otherwise we will not get "on a green branch"!


But how can we manage to stay in the "now" and "here", not to
digress, not into the past, and also not into the future?


Quite simply, by inserting something else in place of useless
thoughts, something valuable, something with a meaning. Instead,
we occupy ourselves with our possible "enlightenment", our very
personal "awakening", with our journey in the footsteps of
Buddha.


If our thought palace has an interesting topic, which is worth to
think about, then also the unpleasant voices in our head will
become silent!


This is how we manage to stay in the "now" and in the "today"
permanently.


By giving our head a "theme" we set the cause for a better life,
we no longer lose ourselves in externals.


This power lies within us, we only have to "release" it, make the
decision to do so.


According to the teachings of Buddha, it is already determined
whether we will make this decision or not.


Eckhart Tolle, whom I greatly admire, said:


Put the "now" in the center of your life! Always say yes to the
present moment


- Eckhart Tolle - Spiritual Teacher - born 1948


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