To appreciate the depth of the concept of being in the present it is necessary to understand that it is not only a manner of being in the now as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow, but it also means being in your present situation. In whatever state a person finds himself he needs to bring the light into himself, and not to assume that the light is to be found elsewhere, either in a past situation or future one.
Imagine a young man who hears an inspirational speech and incorporates the messages he hears into his present life situation - school, young adulthood. A few years later he finds himself married and looking again for inspiration. He goes to listen to the same speaker again and this time he comes away uninspired. The reason is because he is hearing the same speech and is hearing it in the way he heard it years before. It no longer applies to him.What he needs to do is listen to it from his current perspective.
He is not relating to the light. The light is always the same, it is the receiving vessel that changes. He thought these words were only applicable in his youth and he cannot bring himself to relate to them in adulthood. He needs to recognize that they apply to him now as well. In the future when he has new challenges that are not currently facing him as he begins to build a family and career, he may again fail to incorporate the light in his situation. He will again need to realize that he needs to renew his appreciation of what he is hearing.
If from the beginning he was truly connecting to the light and seeing its truth, he could apply it to whatever vessel he became - whatever situation he found himself in throughout his life. He could take the situation and figure out how to deal with it, how to shine the light on the present. This is truly living with the present, to fully comprehend and live with the present, not to need any new light as the vessel changes.
Imagine a young man who hears an inspirational speech and incorporates the messages he hears into his present life situation - school, young adulthood. A few years later he finds himself married and looking again for inspiration. He goes to listen to the same speaker again and this time he comes away uninspired. The reason is because he is hearing the same speech and is hearing it in the way he heard it years before. It no longer applies to him.What he needs to do is listen to it from his current perspective.
He is not relating to the light. The light is always the same, it is the receiving vessel that changes. He thought these words were only applicable in his youth and he cannot bring himself to relate to them in adulthood. He needs to recognize that they apply to him now as well. In the future when he has new challenges that are not currently facing him as he begins to build a family and career, he may again fail to incorporate the light in his situation. He will again need to realize that he needs to renew his appreciation of what he is hearing.
If from the beginning he was truly connecting to the light and seeing its truth, he could apply it to whatever vessel he became - whatever situation he found himself in throughout his life. He could take the situation and figure out how to deal with it, how to shine the light on the present. This is truly living with the present, to fully comprehend and live with the present, not to need any new light as the vessel changes.
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